Chambers of the Heart Flashcards
The heart is divided by
vertical septa
The heart is divided into
four chambers ( the right and left atria and the right and left ventricles)
right and left atria شو مالهم
The right atrium lies anterior to the left atrium
right and left ventricles شو مالهم
The right ventricle lies anterior to the left ventricle
The cavity of right atrium is divided
into
2 continuous spaces.
The separation between these 2
spaces marked
Externally
Internally
The separation between these 2
spaces marked Externally by
a vertical groove (sulcus terminalis) extending from the right side of SVC to
the right side of IVC.
The separation between these 2
spaces marked Internally
this division is indicated by a smooth muscular ridge (crista terminalis).
spaces of cavity of Right Atrium
Space posterior to crista terminalis
Space anterior to crista terminalis
Space anterior to crista terminalis
(Atrium proper)
Space posterior to crista terminalis name
(sinus of venae cavae)
Space anterior to crista terminalis includes
Right auricle.
Space anterior to crista terminalis
(Atrium proper) characteristic
Rough and covered by bundles of muscle
fibres (musculi pectinati).
ØThe blood leaves right atrium to
right ventricle via
tricuspid valve.
Space posterior to crista terminalis
(sinus of venae cavae) characteristic
Has smooth, thin walls.
the right atrium separated from left atrium by
The interatrial septum
The interatrial septum has an oval depression called
Fossa ovalis
The margin of oval depression is called
Anulus ovalis (limbus of fossa ovalis)
The fossa ovalis marks the location
of the embryonic
foramen ovale
foramen ovale is an important part of
fetal circulation
→ allows oxygenated blood (coming to right atrium through IVC) to pass directly to the left atrium and so bypass the lungs, which are nonfunctional before birth