CT of The Heart - Pericardium and Heart Wall

Question 1

What is the name of the 2 layered CT membrane that surrounds and protects the heart?

Answer 1

PERICARDIUM

Question 2

Name the 2 layers of the pericardium?

Answer 2

FIBROUS PERICARDIUM
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SEROUS PERICARDIUM

Question 3

Name the most superficial layer of the pericardium?

Answer 3

FIBROUS PERICARDIUM

Question 4

The fibrous pericardium is made up of tough, inelastic, dense ____________ CT.

Answer 4

IRREGULAR

Question 5

The fibrous pericardium attaches to the ____________ inferiorly.

Answer 5

DIAPHRAGM

Question 6

The fibrous pericardium attaches to the CT of the __________ _________ superiorly.

Answer 6

BLOOD VESSELS

Question 7

The ___________ pericardium holds the heart in the mediastinum and allows for movement.

Answer 7

FIBROUS

Question 8

Name the thinner, deep layer of the pericardium?

Answer 8

SEROUS PERICARDIUM

Question 9

The serous pericardium form a double layer around the _________.

Answer 9

HEART

Question 10

The outer layer of the serous pericardium is the __________ layer.

Answer 10

PARIETAL

Question 11

The inner layer of the serous pericardium is the __________ layer.

Answer 11

VISCERAL

Question 12

The _________ layer of the serous pericardium is fused to the fibrous pericardium.

Answer 12

OUTER

Question 13

The _________ layer of the serous pericardium is attached to the heart muscle.

Answer 13

INNER

Question 14

What is the space between the parietal (outer) and visceral (inner) layers of the pericardium is known as?

Answer 14

PERICARDIAL CAVITY

Question 15

What is the pericardial cavity filled with to reduce friction?

Answer 15

PERICARDIAL FLUID

Question 16

Name the 3 layers of the heart wall?

Answer 16

EPICARDIUM
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MYOCARDIUM
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ENDOCARDIUM

Question 17

The visceral layer of the serous pericardium is also know as the first layer of the heart wall, which is?

Answer 17

EPICARDIUM

Question 18

The epicardium is made up of simple ____________ epithelium and connective tissue.

Answer 18

SQUAMOUS

Question 19

The myocardium is made up of cardiac _________ tissue.

Answer 19

MUSCLE

Question 20

The myocardium is the site of muscle _____________.

Answer 20

CONTRACTION

Question 21

Name the layer of the heart wall which provides a smooth lining for the chambers and valves of the heart?

Answer 21

ENDOCARDIUM

Question 22

The endocardium is composed of ______________ and a thin layer of CT.

Answer 22

ENDOTHELIUM

Question 23

The endothelium is the thin layer of simple squamous epithelium tissue that lines the cavities of what?

Answer 23

HEART
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BLOOD VESSELS
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LYMPHATIS VESSELS