CVS: Heart Anatomy Flashcards
1
Q
Name the 5 layers of the pericardium. (Outside in)
A
- Fibrous layer
- Parietal layer
- Visceral layer (epicardium)
- Myocardium
- Endocardium
2
Q
What can compression of the heart lead to?
A
Cardiac tamponade (when it cants fill during diastole due to compression of fluid)
3
Q
What is the transverse pericardial sinus?
A
The space behind the great vessels.
4
Q
What part of the heart makes up the majority of the anterior view?
A
Right ventricle
5
Q
Which two arteries does the right coronary artery branch off into?
A
Right marginal artery and the poster in all descending artery
6
Q
Which two arteries does the left coronary artery branch off into?
A
Circumflex branch and the anterior descending artery
7
Q
Where does the coronary sinus drain into?
A
Right atria
8
Q
TRUE OR FALSE: coronary arteries are end arteries.
A
True
