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Internally the right atrium has _________ on the anterior portion
pectinate muscles
The posterior and anterior regions of the right atrium are separated by a C-shaped ridge called the _________
crista terminalis
Internally the left atrium is mostly _________
pectinate muscles
The_____________ bears a shallow depression, the _________ that marks the spot where an opening, the _________ existed in the fetal heart.
Interatrial septum
fossa ovalis
foramen ovale
irregular ridges of muscles mark the internal walls of the ventricular chambers.
trabeculae carneae
play a role in valve function, project into the ventricular cavity.
papillary muscles
The right ventricle pumps blood into the ___________ which routes the blood to the lungs where gas exchange occurs.
pulmonary trunk
The left ventricle ejects blood into the _____
aorta