Heart Flashcards
What are the three circuits being pumped from the heart?
- Pulmonary
- Systemic
- Coronary
T/F: The pericardium expands as the heart pumps blood.
FALSE
What are the three layers of the heart wall from superficial to deep?
- Epicardium: visceral pericardium
- Myocardium: cardiac muscle
- Endocardium: lines chambers
The apex of the heart is found where in the body?
5th intercostal space, mid-clavicular
The ____ are the receiving chambers and the ______ are the ejecting chambers.
Atria; ventricles
What types of valves separate atria and ventricles?
AV valves
What types of valves separate ventricles and ejecting vessels?
Semilunar valves
What separates the right and left atria?
IA septum
What separates the right and left ventricles?
IV septum
The smooth wall portion of the right atrium is derived from _______.
Sinus venosus
What ridge separates the smooth and rough walls of the right atrium?
Crista terminalis
The muscle that lines the rough wall and auricle of the right atrium is called _______ muscle.
Pectinate
The ____ _____ is a remnant of the foramen ovale in the IA wall.
Fossa ovalis
T/F: The tricuspid valve separates the right atrium and ventricle.
TRUE
What are the three cusps of the tricuspid valve?
- Anterior
- Septal
- Posterior
The tricuspid valve is anchored to the _____ muscles via the _____ ______.
papillary; chordae tendineae
What gives the interior wall of the right ventricle its rough texture?
Trabeculae carneae
What structure funnels blood into the pulmonary trunk?
Conus arteriosus (infundibulum)
T/F: The pulmonary valve is a semilunar valve that has three cusps.
TRUE
Left, right, anterior