LAB 17 Heart 2.txt

• author "TomWruble"
• tags "heart anterior anatomy”
• description "Anatomy points seen via anterior view of heart."
• filename "Heart Anterior - Part2.txt"
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• Left ventricle

Great cardiac vein

• Anterior Interventricular artery
• (in anterior Interventricular sulcus)

a.k.a. Anterior Descending Artery

Auricle of left atrium

Apex

• • Branched
  • Connected via intercalated disks
  • uni-nucleated
  • Does not “summate” (build up little depolarizations over time leading to an action potential), which can cause fatigue.

Prevent flaps (cusps) from blowing back into the atria during ventricular systole. They act as an anchor.

It is one of two main arteries supplying the left ventricle with blood without which cells will infarct probably leading to death from cardiogenic shock.