CARDIAC Section 1: Chambers Flashcards
LEFT VS RIGHT ATRIUM
Anterior
RIght Atrium
LEFT VS RIGHT ATRIUM
Defined by the IVC
Right Atrium
LEFT VS RIGHT ATRIUM
Crista Terminalis
Right Atrium
What muscle runs from the peak of the crista terminalis and run straight into the atrial appendage?
Pectinate Muscles
Where are the pectinate muscles found in the left atrium?
Inner surface of the left atrial appendage
Which atrial appendage has a triangular appearance with WIDE opening
RIght Atrial appendage
Which atrial appednage has a NARROW opening?
Left atrial appendage
Identify
Crista Terminalis
- Not a clot
It is a muscular ridge that runs from the entrance of the SVC to that of the inferior vena cava.
Crista Terminalis
What is the main draining vein of the myocardium?
Coronary sinus
Where does the coronary atrium run and enter?
It runs in the AV groove on the posterior surface of the heart
and ENTERS the right atrium near the tricuspid valve.
A normal anatomic structure that looks like a little flap in the IVC as it hooks up to the atrium.
Eustachain Valve
- Identify
- What do you call when the tissue of this valve has a more trabeculated appearance?
- Eustachian Valve
- What do you call when the tissue of this valve has a more trabeculated appearance?
Chiari Network
What ventricle is defined by the moderator band?
Right ventricle
Identify
Moderator band
Identify
Moderator band
What does the moderator band do?
Acts as part of the right budle branch
What ventricle has a muscular outflow tract?
Right ventricle