Contents
1. Introduction
2. Location, relationship & shape of the heart
3. Internal structures of heart chambers
4. Septum of the heart
•The vascular system is a closed network
of vessels in the body. It is subdivided
into the cardiovascular and the
lymphatic systems.
•The cardiovascular system consists of
the blood, the heart, and the blood
vessels which include the arteries,
capillaries and veins. It transports
numerous substances to and from cells
for their survival and is sometimes
called the circulatory system.
•The lymphatic system is composed of
lymphatics, lymphoid tissue and
lymphoid organs. It transports a fluid
(called lymph) that has escaped from
blood vessels back to bloodstream at
the junction of the jugular and
subclavian veins at both sides of the
neck. The lymphatic system is an
immune and defensive system of the
body.
Cardiovascular System
•Heart
•Arteries
•Capillaries
•Veins
Blood
Circulation
•The flow of blood through
the network of the blood
vessels in the body over and
over again is called blood
circulation.
•The blood circulation can be
divided into two parts:
systemic circulation and
pulmonary circulation.
•The systemic (greater) circulation is
circulation of blood through which
blood flows from left ventricle into
the aorta and its branches to all
parts of the body, and returns to
the right atrium via the superior
and inferior vena cava.
•The systemic circuit carries
oxygenated blood throughout the
body and picks up carbon dioxide
from body tissues. In this process,
blood changes from arterial
blood to venous blood; its color
changes from scarlet to dark red.
Blood vessels in the systemic circuit
also (1) pick up nutrients from the
digestive tract and deliver them to
cells throughout the body, and (2) receive nitrogenous wastes from body cells
and transport them to the kidneys for elimination in the urine.
•The pulmonary (lesser) circulation
is blood circulation through
which blood flows from the right
ventricle into pulmonary trunk
and its branches to the lungs, and
returns to the left atrium via the
pulmonary veins.
•When blood flows through
capillaries in the lungs, it
discharges carbon dioxide and
picks up oxygen from the lung
alveoli. So the blood changes
back from venous blood to
arterial blood, its color changes
from dark red to scarlet as well.
The arteries and
veins of the pulmonary
circuit have thinner
walls than do systemic
vessels of comparable
diameter, reflecting
the fact that the
maximum arterial
pressure here is only
one-sixth that in the
systemic circuit.
•In spite of the blood circulation
can be divided into the systemic
circulation and pulmonary
circulation, the systemic
circulation and pulmonary
circulation are interdependent.
•The heart connects systemic
circulation and pulmonary
circulation, and the heart not
only provides dynamic to
systemic circulation, but also
to pulmonary circulation.
Functions of Vascular System
•Transport
•Maintain of internal environment
•Immune and Defensive
•Endocrine
Vascular Anastomosis and Significance
Between artery and artery
Between vein and vein
Between artery and vein: For instance, existing on tips of
fingers, apex of nose and auricle
1. Size
•Roughly equal
clenched fist of the
same individual
•male: 300g;
female: 250g
•The size of the
heart varies from
person to person
2. Location
•in the thoracic cavity
•occupies middle medastinum
•Enclosed by pericardium
•2/3 in left, 1/3 in right
The angle between the cardiac axis and midsagittal plane
is proximately 45 degree.
Since the heart has rotated slightly
to the left during embryonic
development, therefore, the atria
are posterior and superior to the
ventricles, and the right atrium
and ventricle are anterior to the
left atrium and ventricle and to
the right. So:
The right atrium forms the right
border of the heart.
The right ventricle forms most
potions of sternocostal surface
and small portions of
diaphragmatic surface.
The left atrium forms the base of
the heart and lies in the back of
the heart.
The left ventricle forms the left
border, apex and most portions of
the diaphragmatic surface of the heart.
3. Relationships
Anterior--sternum, 2~6 cartilages
Posterior--5~8 thoracic vertebrae
Inferior--Diaphragm
Superior--great blood vessels
Lateral—pleural cavity, lungs
Please note:
The heart varies in
location during
different phases of
respiration and in
pneumothorax.
心和心包的前方大部分被左、右肺前缘及胸膜腔遮掩,仅在下部有一三角形
区域不被肺及胸膜腔遮掩,心及心包在此三角区与胸骨体下部及左侧第4、5肋
软骨相邻,此区成为心包裸区,为心内注射的入路。故心内注射时可选择胸骨
左缘第四肋间隙进针,而不会伤及肺和胸膜。心和心包前面的上部可有部分胸
腺残余。
Posteriorly, there are the
thoracic aorta, esophagus,
bronchi, thoracic duct,
azygos vein, vagus nerves,
posterior mediastinal
lymph nodes between the
heart and vertebral
column. Since the left
atrium forms most
portions of the base
(posterior surface of the
heart), an enlarged left
atrium may compress
the esophagus.
Laterally, the heat is
closely related to the
pleural cavities and
the lungs, the phrenic
nerve and
pericardiacophrenic
vessels descend between
the pericardium and
mediastinal pleura.
Superiorly, great blood vessels
leave and enter the heart.
The pumonary trunk arises
from the right ventricle. Its
inferior part is enclosed by the
pericardium. The ascending
aorta arises from the left
ventricle and is also enclosed
by the pericardium. The space
between the bifurcation of
pulmonary trunk and aortic
arch is the aortic window.
The superior vena cava
enters the right atrium, its
inferior part is within the
pericardial cavity.
Inferiorly, the fibrous
pericardium is fused
with the diaphragm.
The diaphragm
separates the heart
from the left lobe of
live and stomach. The
angle formed by the
pericardium and
diaphragm is known
as the
cardiodiaphragmatic
angle. Lateral to this
angle, between the
pericardium and
mediastinal pleura are
some fats, which form
fatty pad.
4. Shape
The heart is
anteroposterior a little
flattened pyramidal in
shape. Therefore, it is
generally described as
having an apex, a base,
two surfaces, three
borders and four groves.
Apex
•formed by left ventricle
• point to the left, forward, downward
9 cm
Base
•Posterior part of the heart
•Formed by left, right atria and one part
of the left ventricle
•face to the right, dorsalward, upward
Base
High posterior wall
(straight posterior
wall)
Sternocostal Surface
•anterior wall
•formed by right atrium,
ventricle and left ventricle
Surfaces (2)
Sternocostal Surface
Diaphragmatic Surface
•inferior wall
•formed by left ventricles (most portion)
and right ventricle (small portion)
Diaphragm surface
Right Border —---formed by right atrium, vertical
Inferior Border —formed by left and right ventricles,
sharp, horizontal
Left Border —-----formed by left ventricle and atrium,
rounded, oblique
Borders
(3)
左缘
右缘
下缘
左缘
下缘
右缘
1. Coronary groove ---------------------------separate atria and ventricle
2. Anterior interventricular groove ----separate left and right ventricles
3. Posterior interventricular groove ---separate left and right ventricles
4. Interatrial groove --------------------------separate left and right atria
Grooves (4)
冠状沟
需要注意的是:
•前、后室间沟在打开心包腔后并不明显,
因为沟内有血管、神经、淋巴管,并被
脂肪组织充填。
•此外,前房间沟也不明显,因为被主动
脉和肺动脉干掩盖。
•后房间沟明显,位于上、下腔静脉的左
侧,可作为房间隔手术的重要定位标志