Chapter 14 - Heart Flashcards
thin, outer layer of the heart
epicardium
What is another name for the epicardium?
visceral pericardium
middle, muscular layer of the heart
myocardium
thin, inner lining of the heart, continuous w/ endothelium lining blood vessels
endocardium
valve between right atrium and right ventricle
tricuspid valve
valve between left atrium and left ventricle
bicuspid valve
What is another name for the bicuspid valve?
mitral valve
Which valve is between the right ventricle and pulmonary trunk?
pulmonary semilunar valve
Which valve is between the left ventricle and ascending aorta?
aortic semilunar valve
small, flap-like outer portion of the right atrium
right auricle
small, flap-like outer portion of the left atrium
left auricle
thin-walled upper chamber, receives deoxygenated blood from vena cavae
right atrium
thin-walled upper chamber, receives oxygenated blood from pulmonary veins
left atrium
thicker-walled lower chamber, receives blood from right atrium
right ventricle
thicker-walled lower chamber, receives blood from left atrium
left ventricle
Which vessels enter the right atrium from the body?
superior and inferior vena cava
Which vessel exits the right ventricle?
pulmonary trunk
Which vessels enter the left atrium from the lungs?
pulmonary veins
Which vessel exits the left ventricle?
ascending aorta
the portion of the aorta between the ascending and descending aorta
aortic arch
sulci
grooves on surface of the heart containing coronary blood vessels and fat
encircles the heart and marks the boundary between the ventricles and the atria
coronary sulcus
marks the boundary between the ventricles anteriorly
anterior interventricular sulcus
marks the boundary between the ventricles posteriorly
posterior interventricular sulcus
