HEART

Venous Drainage of the Heart

Coronary Sinus-drains most of the blood from the heart. Lies in
the posterior part of the AV groove and opens into the RA
Great Cardiac Vein-located in anterior interventricular sulcus
Small Cardiac Vein-follows right side of coronary sulcus
-associates w/ right coronary artery
Middle Cardiac Vein-begins at the cardiac apex and runs back
in the
posterior interventricular groove to end in the coronary
sinus

Layers in the wall of the Heart

Endocardium- innermost layer
endothelium- layer of flattened cells forms long tube
sub-endothelial layer- nerves and BV, fibroblast, collagen
and elastic fibers
sub-endocardial layer- main mass of endocardium, fibroelastic tissue,
contains nerves, BV, fat
cells

Layers in the wall of the Heart

Myocardium middle and thickest layer made up of cardiac
muscles
Epicardium-outermost layer composed of mesothelium and
areolar tissue.
forms visceral layer of the pericardium