Chambers of the Heart Flashcards
The right atrium forms which border of the heart?
the right border
What is the name of the muscular pouch in the right atrium which increases its capacity?
right auricle/right atrial appendage
What are the two parts of the interior of the right atrium?
sinus venarum, atrium proper
What muscular ridge separates the sinus venarum and the atrium proper?
crista terminalis
Which part is posterior to the crista terminalis?
sinus venarum
Which part is anterior to the crista terminalis, and includes the right auricle?
atrium proper
Describe the sinus venarum
This part receives blood from the superior and inferior vena cavae. It has smooth walls.
Describe the atrium proper
It has rough, muscular walls formed by pectinate muscles.
What is embryological origin of the atrium proper?
the primitive atrium
What is the embryological origin of the sinus venarum?
sinus venosus
Where does the coronary sinus (which receives blood from the coronary veins) enter the heart?
It opens into the right atrium between the inferior vena cava orifice and the right atrioventricular orifice.
What is the fossa ovalis?
An oval depression in the intratrial septal wall of the right atrium - a remnant of the foramen ovale
The posterior border of the heart is formed by which chamber?
Left atrium
The left auricle extends from the _______ aspect of the chamber, overlapping the root of the pulmonary trunk.
Superior
What are the two parts of the interior of the left atrium?
inflow portion and outflow portion
Which portion includes the left auricle?
outflow portion