Ch. 5 Anatomic Terms

Question 0

endocardium

Answer 0

membrane lining the cavities of the heart

Question 1

atrium

Answer 1

upper right or left chamber of the heart

Question 2

epicardium

Answer 2

membrane forming the outer layer of the heart

Question 3

interatrial septum

Answer 3

division between atria

Question 4

interventricular septum

Answer 4

division between ventricles

Question 5

myocardium

Answer 5

heart muscle

Question 6

pericardium

Answer 6

protective sac surrounding the heart

Question 7

visceral pericardium

Answer 7

layer closest to heart (visceral = pertaining to organ)

Question 8

parietal pericardium

Answer 8

outer layer (parietal = pertaining to wall)

Question 9

pericardial cavity

Answer 9

fluid filled cavity between layers of the pericardium

Question 10

ventricle

Answer 10

lower right and left chambers of the heart

Question 11

heart valves

Answer 11

structures within the heart that regulate the one-way flow of blood

Question 12

aortic valve

Answer 12

valve between the left ventricle and the aorta

Question 13

mitral or bicuspid valve

Answer 13

heart valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle (cuspis = point)

Question 14

pulmonary semilunar valve

Answer 14

heart valve from right ventricle to pulmonary artery (luna = moon)

Question 15

tricuspid valve

Answer 15

heart valve from right atrium to right ventricle

Question 16

valves of the veins

Answer 16

valves located within the lining of the veins

Question 17

arteries

Answer 17

vessels that carry blood away from the heart

Question 18

aorta

Answer 18

large artery branching from the left ventricle

Question 19

arterioles

Answer 19

small arteries

Question 20

capillaries

Answer 20

tiny vessels that join arterioles to venules

Question 21

venules

Answer 21

tiny veins

Question 22

veins

Answer 22

vessels that carry blood toward the heart

Question 23

systemic circulation

Answer 23

circulation of the blood throughout the body

Question 24

coronary circulation

Answer 24

circulation of blood to the heart muscle tissue

Question 25

pulmonary circulation

Answer 25

circulation of blood to the lungs for gas exchange