ARTER
VEIN
CAROTID ARTERY
JUGULAR VEIN
l - deep to sternocleidomastoid muscle
Internal -
superficial & above the clavicle
External
JUGULAR VENOUS PRESSURE/PULSE
➢ JUGULAR VENOUS EXAM
JVP WAVEFORM
contracts
A WAVE
relax
X DESCENT
C WAVE
V WAVE
right atrial emptying
Y DESCENT
Inspect, Auscultate, Palpate
ASSESSING JUGULAR VEIN
● MEDIASTINUM -
PRECORDIUM -
PERICARDIUM
EPICARDIUM
MYOCARDIUM
ENDOCARDIUM - i
divides heart into L & R
● SEPTUM
transport oxygenated blood from l. ventricle to the
body
AORTA -
RIGHT ATRIUM