Arterial supply and venous drainage of the heart wall Flashcards
What are the two sulcuses of the heart?
- Atrioventricular sulcus (coronary sulcus)
- Interventricular sulci (inter ventricular groove)
what is another word for atrioventricular sulcus?
coronary sulcus
what is another word for interventricular sulcus?
inter ventricular groove
what is another word for atrioventricular sulcus?
coronary sulcus
which pair of coronary arteries anastomose in the coronary sulcus?
- right coronary artery and the circumflex branch of the left coronary artery
which pair of coronaryy arteries anastomose in the interventricular sulcus?
- anterior interventricular branch of the left coronary artery and posterior interventricular branch of the right coronary artery
from which part of the aorta do the coronary arteries arise?
from their corresponding left and right aortic sinuses of the ascending aorta
where do coronary arteries arise from?
left and right aortic sinuses of ascending aorta
what does the left coronary artery bifurcate into?
circumflex branch of left coronary artery and left anterior descending artery
how is the interventricular septum and anterior walls of both right and left ventricle supplied?
anterior interventricular branch of left coronary artery
what does the anterior interventricular branch of left coronary artery supply?
interventricular septum and anterior walls of right and left ventricle
how is the left atrium and posterior walls of left ventricle supplied?
circumflex branch of left coronary artery
what does the circumflex branch of left coronary artery supply?
left atrium and posterior walls of left ventricle
what does the right marginal artery supply?
lateral Right side of the heart, including the right atrium)
how is the lateral right side of the heart and right atrium supplied?
right marginal artery
