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What is the approximate weight of the heart?
What is the approximate weight of the heart?
What is the outermost layer of the heart wall?
What is the outermost layer of the heart wall?
What is the shape of the heart?
What is the shape of the heart?
What is the direction of the apex of the heart?
What is the direction of the apex of the heart?
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What forms the base of the heart?
What forms the base of the heart?
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How many surfaces does the heart have?
How many surfaces does the heart have?
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What is the innermost layer of the heart wall?
What is the innermost layer of the heart wall?
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Where is the heart located in relation to the median plane?
Where is the heart located in relation to the median plane?
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Which part of the heart is separated from the base by the posterior part of the coronary groove?
Which part of the heart is separated from the base by the posterior part of the coronary groove?
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What is the name of the groove that divides the atrial and ventricular portions of the heart?
What is the name of the groove that divides the atrial and ventricular portions of the heart?
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Which surface of the heart is formed by the left ventricle?
Which surface of the heart is formed by the left ventricle?
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What is the name of the groove that divides the right and left ventricles?
What is the name of the groove that divides the right and left ventricles?
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Which part of the heart lies opposite the 5th-8th thoracic vertebrae?
Which part of the heart lies opposite the 5th-8th thoracic vertebrae?
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What is the name of the surface of the heart that is formed by the right atrium?
What is the name of the surface of the heart that is formed by the right atrium?
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What is the name of the groove that lies between the right and left ventricles?
What is the name of the groove that lies between the right and left ventricles?
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Which part of the heart is formed by the left and right auricles?
Which part of the heart is formed by the left and right auricles?
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What is the outermost layer of the pericardium?
What is the outermost layer of the pericardium?
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What is the function of the pericardial cavity?
What is the function of the pericardial cavity?
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What is the apex of the heart directed towards?
What is the apex of the heart directed towards?
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What is the purpose of the phrenic nerves in relation to the pericardium?
What is the purpose of the phrenic nerves in relation to the pericardium?
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What is the visceral layer of the serous pericardium also known as?
What is the visceral layer of the serous pericardium also known as?
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How much fluid is typically present in the pericardial cavity?
How much fluid is typically present in the pericardial cavity?
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What is the fibrous pericardium attached to inferiorly?
What is the fibrous pericardium attached to inferiorly?
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What is the location of the base of the fibrous pericardium?
What is the location of the base of the fibrous pericardium?
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Study Notes
The Heart
- Located in the middle mediastinum, deep to the sternum, tilted towards the left, with about two-thirds of the heart lying to the left of the median plane.
- Weighs approximately 300 g (10 oz).
- Measures around 13 cm * 9 cm * 6 cm in size.
- The heart is roughly the same size as a fist, regardless of body size.
The Heart Wall
- Consists of three layers: epicardium, myocardium, and endocardium.
- Epicardium: outer thin layer, covers the external surface of the heart.
- Myocardium: middle thick muscular layer.
- Endocardium: inner thin layer, lines the interior of the chambers and forms the valves.
Shape of the Heart
- Like a pyramid resting on one of its sides.
- Apex: projects forward, downward, and to the left.
- Base: faces backward and upward.
- The heart has four surfaces: inferior (diaphragmatic), anterior (sternocostal), right pulmonary, and left pulmonary.
Surface Anatomy
- The apex of the heart is formed by the left ventricle and lies in the left 5th intercostal space, 3.5 inches from the median plane, at the midclavicular line.
- The base of the heart is formed mainly by the left atrium and a small part by the right atrium, and lies opposite the middle four thoracic vertebrae (5th-8th).
The Pericardium
- A fibroserous sac that surrounds the heart and the beginning of great vessels.
- Consists of two parts: outer fibrous layer (fibrous pericardium) and inner serous sac (serous pericardium).
- The fibrous pericardium is a cone-shaped bag attached to the diaphragm and the posterior surface of the sternum.
- The serous pericardium is formed of two layers: parietal layer and visceral layer (epicardium).
- The parietal and visceral layers of serous pericardium are continuous at the roots of the great vessels.
- The pericardial cavity is a narrow potential space created between the two layers of serous pericardium, containing a small amount of fluid (5 to 30 mL) and allowing the movement of the heart.
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This quiz covers the basic anatomy and structure of the human heart, including its position, weight, and size.
