ZOO 200 Circulatory System Lab Objectives

Heart-mediastinum (model #32305)

· right coronary artery, and the two main branches of the left coronary artery: anterior interventricular (AKA left anterior descending) and circumflex.

· brachiocephalic artery

· left common carotid and left subclavian arteries.

· aortic arch and thoracic aorta

· left and right pulmonary arteries

· interatrial septum

· fossa ovalis

· ligamentum arteriosum

· epicardium (AKA the visceral pericardium); may be removed from some sheep hearts.

· myocardium

· endocardium

· apex

· interventricular septum

· coronary sinus

· ascending aorta

· pulmonary trunk (artery)

· pulmonary veins (may be able to see only the entry point of the pulmonary veins on the sheep heart)

· inferior and superior vena cava

· aortic semilunar valve

· pulmonary semilunar valve

· bicuspid valve (AKA mitral valve or left atrio-ventricular valve)

· tricuspid valve (AKA right atrio-ventricular valve)

· chordae tendineae and papillary muscles

· left atrium and left auricle

· left ventricle

· right atrium and right auricle

· right ventricle

· anterior longitudinal sulcus (AKA the anterior interventricular suclus) with anterior interventricular coronary artery (AKA left anterior descending or LAD)

· trachea and right & left primary bronchi

· esophagus, diaphragm, liver, stomach, spleen

· parietal pericardium

· 7th and 8th thoracic vertebrae

· intervertebral disks

Sheep heart

· epicardium (AKA the visceral pericardium)

· myocardium

· endocardium

· apex

· interventricular septum

· coronary sinus

· ascending aorta

· pulmonary trunk (artery)

· pulmonary veins (may be able to see only the entry point of the pulmonary veins on the sheep heart)

· inferior and superior vena cava

· aortic semilunar valve

· pulmonary semilunar valve

· bicuspid valve (AKA mitral valve or left atrio-ventricular valve)

· tricuspid valve (AKA right atrio-ventricular valve)

· chordae tendineae and papillary muscles

· left atrium and left auricle

· left ventricle

· right atrium and right auricle

· right ventricle

Cat heart:

· parietal pericardium

Lungs and Heart (# 32264):

· right and left subclavian veins and arteries

· right and left brachiocephalic veins

· right and left common carotid arteries

· right and left internal jugular veins

· brachiocephalic artery

· trachea

· superior and Inferior vena cava

· ascending aorta

· aortic arch

· pulmonary trunk (artery)

· right and left auricles

· right and left pulmonary veins

· right coronary artery

· left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery aka anterior interventricular artery

· hepatic veins

· inferior vena cava

· celiac trunk

· abdominal aorta

· thoracic aorta

Heart model:

· apex

· right auricle

· ascending aorta

· aortic arch

· brachiocephalic artery

· left common carotid

· pulmonary trunk

· subclavian artery

· pulmonary arteries

· left auricle

· left coronary artery (at the LAD/circumflex branch

· right coronary artery

· left ventricle

· interventricular septum

· myocardium

· epicardium

· right atrium

· fossa ovalis

· ligamentum arteriosum

· pulmonary semilunar valve

· aortic semilunar valve

· bicuspid (aka mitrial or left AV) valve

· tricuspid (aka right AV) valve

· chordae tendineae

· right ventricle

· papillary muscles

· left brachiocephalic vein

· right brachiocephalic vein

· superior vena cava  

Both arm models:

· subclavian, axillary, and brachial arteries

· radial and ulnar arteries

Large leg model:

· external, internal and common iliac arteries; external iliac vein

· femoral artery and vein

· popliteal artery

· posterior tibial artery

Torso #1:

· subclavian veins

· superior and inferior vena cava

· internal jugular veins

· brachiocephalic veins

· brachiocephalic arteries, common carotids and subclavian arteries.

· thoracic aorta

· abdominal aorta

· external, internal and common iliac arteries and veins

· celiac trunk

· renal arteries and veins

· superior mesenteric artery

· inferior mesenteric artery

· gonadal (testicular/ovarian) arteries and veins

Plastic skeleton:

· vertebral arteries (in the transverse foraminae of the cervical vertebrae)

List in order the blood vessels and heart chambers (and where necessary, organs) through which an RBC would pass as it travels from the heart to each of the structures listed below and back again to the heart. Begin and end each trip with the left ventricle.

· stomach

· small intestine

· kidney

· brain (more than one pathway possible!)

· biceps femoris

· brachioradialis