Cardiovascular System Anatomy (Part 1)

Bio 221 - Lab 9

Cardiovascular System – Anatomy (Part 1)

Identify all assigned organs and structures on all lab specimens in which they appear. Refer to Appendix E, pages 12-19 for additional images.

I. Cardiovascular System:

A. Histology

· Cardiac Muscle tissue

ü Cardiac muscle fiber

ü Nucleus

ü Intercalated disk

· Artery

· Vein

B. Blood – Be able to identify the following cells and structures on models and on microscope slides:

· Erythrocyte/Red Blood Cell

· Platelets

· Leukocytes/White Blood Cells

ü Neutrophil

ü Lymphocyte

ü Monocyte

ü Eosinophil

ü Basophil

C. Sheep Heart Dissection - superficial anatomy

· Epicardium/visceral pericardium

· Apex

· Right & left auricle(s)

· Right & left ventricle(s)

· Anterior interventricular sulcus

· Posterior interventricular sulcus

· Pulmonary trunk

· Brachiocephalic Artery

· Aorta

· Inferior vena cava

· Superior vena cava

D. Sheep Heart Dissection – sectional anatomy

· Myocardium

· Endocardium

· Interventricular septum

· Right & left atria (singular = atrium)

· Right & left ventricle(s)

· Bicuspid valve/mitral valve

· Tricuspid valve

· Aortic (semilunar) valve

· Chorda(e) tendinea(e)

· Papillary muscle

· Moderator band/Septomarginal trabecula

E. Human Heart model(s)

· Right & left atria/atrium

· Right & left auricle(s)

· Right & left ventricle(s)

· Bicuspid valve/mitral valve

· Tricuspid valve

· Pulmonary (semilunar) valve

· Aortic (semilunar) valve

· Chorda(e) tendinea(e)

· Papillary muscle

· Ascending aorta

· Aortic arch

o Brachiocephalic artery

o Left common carotid artery

o Left subclavian artery

· Thoracic aorta

· Inferior vena cava

· Superior vena cava

· Azygos vein

· Right & left brachiocephalic vein(s)

· Ligamentum arteriosum

· Pulmonary trunk

· Right & left pulmonary arteries

· Right & left pulmonary veins

· Trachea

· Esophagus

· Right & left coronary arteries

· Anterior interventricular artery

· Great cardiac vein

· Circumflex artery

· Coronary sinus

F. Blood Vessel Models – “A.” is the abbreviation of artery/arteries; “V.” is the abbreviation of vein/veins. You are only responsible for including “right” or “left” as part of the vessel’s name for those vessels that are named that way in this list.

· Thoracic aorta

· Superior vena cava

· Azygos vein

· Right & left brachiocephalic V.

· Right & left internal jugular V.

· Right & left subclavian arteries & veins

· Right & left common carotid A.

· Right & left external carotid A.

· Right & left internal carotid A.

· Right axillary artery & vein

· Right brachial artery & vein

· Right radial artery & vein

· Right ulnar artery & vein

· Abdominal aorta

· Celiac trunk

· Common hepatic artery (on models in labs 10 & 11)

· Splenic artery (on models in lab 10)

· Left gastric artery (on models learn in lab 10)

· Superior mesenteric A.

· Inferior mesenteric A.

· Inferior vena cava

· Hepatic veins

· Renal arteries & veins

· Right & left gonadal arteries & veins

· Common iliac arteries & veins

· External iliac arteries & veins

· Internal iliac arteries & veins

· Great saphenous V.

· Femoral A.

· Popliteal A.

· Anterior tibial A.