15- Thorax III Flashcards

1
Q

What term describes the direction of blood flow?

A

Unidirectional

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2
Q

What part of the mediastinum is the heart in?

A

middle/ inferior

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3
Q

What are the 2 types of heart valves?

A

Right/ Left Atrioventricular valves
Aortic/ Pulmonary valves

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4
Q

Why are heart valves important?

A

promote unidirectional blood flow
prevent backflow

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5
Q

What are the semilunar valves?

A

Aortic/ Pulmonary valves

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6
Q

What is the tricuspid valve?

A

Right atrioventricular valve (AV)

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7
Q

What is the bicuspid valve?

A

Left atrioventricular valve (AV)

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8
Q

What is the mitral valve?

A

= bicuspid valve
= left AV

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9
Q

What do the atrioventricular valves contain?

A

cusps/ cords/ papillary muscles

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10
Q

What contains cords, cusps, and papillary muscles?

A

Atrioventricular valves

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11
Q

What valve lies between the left atrium/ ventricle?

A

Left AV valve

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12
Q

What valve lies between the right atrium/ ventricle?

A

Right AV valve

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13
Q

What are the great vessels from right to left?

A

SVC/ Aorta/ Pulmonary trunk

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14
Q

What do the AV valves look like?

A

parachutes

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15
Q

What are the tendinous cords in AV valves?

A

chordae teninae

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16
Q

What is the general term of the aortic/ pulmonary valves?

A

semilunar

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17
Q

What prevents blood from flowing back into the ventricles?

A

semilunar valves
= pulmonary/ aortic

18
Q

What is ventricular systole?

A

contraction

19
Q

What is ventricular diastole?

A

relaxation

20
Q

When are the valves open?

A

contraction/ systole

21
Q

When are the valves closed?

A

relaxation/ diastole

22
Q

How many valves are associated with each ventricle?

A

2-AV/ semilunar

23
Q

Where does the left coronary artery arise from?

A

Ascending aorta

24
Q

Where does the right coronary artery arise from?

A

Ascending aorta

25
Q

What receives venous blood from the whole body?

A

Right atrium

26
Q

What valve guards the exit from the right ventricle?

A

Pulmonary valve

27
Q

What valve guards the exit from the left ventricle?

A

Aortic valve

28
Q

What ventricle is the pulmonary valve associated with?

A

Right ventricle

29
Q

What ventricle is the aortic valve associated with?

A

Left ventricle

30
Q

What brings most of the blood from the hearts surface to the right atrium?

A

Coronary sinus

31
Q

What receives venous blood from the whole body?

A

Right atrium

32
Q

What is the wall between the right/ left atrium?

A

Interatrial septum

33
Q

What is the thumbprint on the interatrial septum associated with fetal blood flow?

A

Fossa ovalis

34
Q

What are the superior/ inferior openings in the interatrial septum?

A

Opening of SVC
Opening of IVC

35
Q

How does blood flow?

A

RA> RV> lungs> LA> LV

36
Q

What describes the anterior wall of the right atrium?

A

rough

37
Q

What describes the posterior wall of the right atrium?

A

smooth

38
Q

What is guarded by the right AV valve?

A

Right atrioventricular orfice

39
Q

How many cusps are associated with the pulmonary valve?

A

3

40
Q

What valves are associated with the right ventricle?

A

right AV valve = tricuspid
pulmonary valve = semilunar

41
Q

What valves are associated with the left ventricle?

A

left AV valve = bicuspid/ mitral
aortic valve = semilunar

42
Q

What is the triangular wall of cardiac tissue that separates the left and right ventricles of the heart?

A

Interventricular septum