Cardiovascular System Anatomy
Activity
Large Group Session
Large Group Session
Embryology of the heart. Mediastinum. Pericardium. Heart chambers and valves. Auscultation of the cardiac valves. Echocardiogram. Coronary vessels. Coronary arteries and veins. Coronary artery origins. Coronary sinus. Cardiac conduction system. Autonomic innervation of the heart.
Curriculum Block
Cardiology / Medical Foundation 1 / Part 1
- Indicates most relevant
Objectives
Activity Objectives
- Understand the relationship between surface anatomy and underlying visceral anatomy.
- Understand the clinical relevance of the relationships between auscultation sites and anatomical location.
- Identify boundaries and contents of the mediastinum.
- Define structure and function of the fibrous and serous (parietal and visceral layer) pericardium.
- Identify basic differences between adult and fetal circulatory systems.
- Identify origins and pathways of coronary blood flow.
- Understand structure and function of cardiac valves and associated structures.
General Objectives
- Understand the mediastinum, its divisions (superior, inferior, anterior, middle and posterior), content and surface anatomy
- Describe the pericardium , its layers (fibrous and serous pericardium), layers of serous pericardium (parietal and visceral layer), identify the pericardial sac
- Understand and indentify surface anatomy of the heart, its surfaces (anterior, diaphragmatic, posterior) and borders (right, inferior and left borders) , anatomic structure of cardiac chambers: right atrium (openings into the right atrium), right ventricle, left atrium (openings into the left atrium) and left ventricle, understand and describe atrial (inter atrial) septum and ventricular (inter ventricular) septum, structure of the heart, AV valves (tricuspid and mitral) & semilunar valves (pulmonary and aortic)and their surface anatomy
- Describe the arterial supply and venous drainage of the heart
Assessments
Concept Application Exercise (CAE)
Tags
Basic Sciences
Anatomy
Embryology
Curriculum Block
Cardiology
Medical Foundation 1
Part 1
Curriculum Week
Part 1
Week 6
Discipline
Cardiology
McMaster Program Competencies
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
MeSH
Cardiovascular System [A07]
Coronary Circulation [G09.330.100.324]
Coronary Vessels [A07.015.114.269]
Electrocardiography [E01.370.370.380.240]
Heart Conduction System [A07.541.409]
Heart Valves [A07.541.510]
Heart [A07.541]
Mediastinum [A01.923.761.800.500]
Pericardium [A07.541.795]
