All Flashcards
What is the root of the lung called?
hilium
What is the fibrous pericardium lined internally with?
parietal serous pericardium
What does haemopericardium mean?
pericardium fills with blood
What is cardiac tamponade?
pressure around heart can prevent cardiac contraction
Do phrenic nerves descend across the lateral or medial borders of the pericardium?
lateral
Which artery is within the coronary groove and what does this groove indicate?
coronary artery
indicates surface marking for tricuspid valve
Which groove is the LAD within?
interventricular groove
Which groove is the coronary sinus within?
atrioventricular groove
What is the coronary sinus?
a short venous conduit receiving deoxygenated blood from most cardiac veins and drains into the right atrium
The coronary arteries arise from where?
the ascending aorta
What would you retract to locate the origin or the right coronary artery?
right auricle
Where is there a rare unusual anastomosis between?
ascending aorta and pulmonary trunk
What are the two parts to the septum?
interatrial and interventricular septum
Where are the ova fossa and crista terminalis found?
right atrium
What is the aortic valve between?
left ventricle and aorta
What s the pulmonary valve between?
the right ventricle and pulmonary trunk