Anatomy 2: Exam 3 Material The Heart Flashcards
The 2 upper chambers (L &R) of the human heart is the ____
Atria
The space between the two lungs which houses the heart and great blood vessels is the ____.
Mediastinum
A single upper chamber of the heart is the ____.
Atrium
The oval shaped opening naturally present between the atria of a FETAL heart is the ____.
Foramen ovale
The left side of the human heart is ____ while the right side of the human heart is ____.
Blue
Red
The oval shaped shallow depression, best seen in the right atrium in the adult heart, represents where the Foramen ovale used to be located in the infant heart is the ____.
Fossa Ovalis
The 2 lower chambers (L & R) of the heart are called ____.
Ventricles
These are finger like muscles only found in the ventricles of the heart whose function is to regulate or control specific heart valves are the ____.
Papillary muscles
Tendinous chords which attach the papillary muscles to the individual sections or cusps of the heart valves which they control are ____.
Chordae tendineae
The individual sections of the heart valves a known as ____.
Cusps
This is the only heart valves that tells you from its name it consists of 3 sections or cusps. Located in the right ventricle of the heart the ____ regulates or controls the opening between the right atrium and the right ventricle. It is controlled by the papillary muscles and chordae tendineae.
Tricuspid valve
The _____ also consists of 3 district cusps, controls the opening between right ventricle and the pulmonary trunk.
Pulmonary Semilunar valve
The single large artery which first ships blood low in oxygen from the heart toward the lungs is the _____.
Pulmonary trunk
Only contains 2 distinct sections or cusps, controls the opening between the left opening and the left ventricle. ____ is also controlled by papillary muscles and chordae tendineae
Bicuspid valve “mitral “
Consists of 3 distinct cusps. The _____ controls the opening between the left ventricle and the aorta.
Aortic Semilunar valve
The wall layers of the heart
Endocardium (INNERMOST WALL LAYER)
Myocardium (MUSCLE WALL LAYER)
Pericardium (SACK AROUND THE HEART)
The innermost layer of the heart the ____, also makes up the cusps of the heart valves.
Endocardium
The muscle (or middle) layers of the heart is the ____.
Myocardium
The sack surrounding the heart is the ____.
Pericardium
The portion of the pericardium that is directly in contact with the heart is the ____.
Visceral epicardium
The portion of the heart that closer to the body wall is the ____.
Parietal pericardium
The opening of the SVC directly into the right atrium of the heart is the ____.
Superior Vena Caval Oriface
The ____ the the second largest vein in the human body, it would eventually drain any blood that originates from the head, neck, upper extremities and thoracic region.
Superior Vena Cava
The opening of the IVC directly into the right atrium of the heart is known as ____.
Inferior Vena Caval Oriface
The ____ is the largest vein in the human body. It’s named for the angle and direction it enters the heart. In non autopsied infant cases this would be the initial vein used, and would eventually drain any blood coming from the lower extremities and entire abdomen.
Inferior Vena Cava