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  1. The Heart! Heart Anatomy Where is the Heart Located? In the thorax (this is about between your neck and your belly button) Behind the rib cage and lungs. It’s slightly to the left of the center of your body. Your heart is about the size of your fist.

  2. OBJECTIVES. Identify chambers and valves of the heart. Explain circulation through heart and coronary anatomy. Identify grafts used for CABG.

  3. The Anatomy of the Heart Functional Anatomy of the Heart •Left ventricular myocardium much thicker than right •Reflects functional difference in load •Valves ensure one-way flow of blood •Prevent backward flow (regurgitation) •Fibrous skeleton supports valves and muscle cells

  4. Welcome to Module 1: Anatomy and Physiology of the Heart. This self leaning package is designed to as tool to assist nurse in understanding the hearts structure and how the heart works. The goal of this module is to review: Location , size and shape of the heart. The chambers of the heart.

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  5. Learn the Anatomy of the Heart (by Number) The human heart is similar to the hearts of other vertebrates. Mammals and birds (and some reptiles) have what is known as a double-loop...

  6. the hearts anatomy and physiology. What is the heart? The heart weighs around 350g and is roughly the size of an adult’s clenched fist. It is enclosed in the mediastinal cavity of the thorax between the lungs, and extends downwards on the left between the second and fifth intercostal space (Fig 1). If one draws an imaginary line from the ...

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  8. • understand the proper position of a heart inside the thorax; • know the various anatomical structures of various chambers of heart and various valves of heart; • know the arterial supply, venous drainage and lymphatic drainage of heart; and • describe the surface marking of heart. 1.1 INTRODUCTION

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