Heart Chambers / Valves Flashcards
Right atrium features
Pectinate muscles
Crista terminalis
Sinus venarum
Fossa ovalis
Opening of coronary sinus
Opening of superior vena cava
Opening of inferior vena cava
PM Cristina terminates simon’s vaccuum for oliver
Right ventricle: features
right AV orifice and tricuspid valve
Papillary muscles
Chordae tendineae
Trabeculae carneae
Pulmonary (semilunar) valve
Septomarginal trabecula*** only in right ventricle
Supraventricular crest
VALVE - CT TC - VALVE
also: AV / PM
Left atrium features
Smooth interior, except for musculi pectinati in auricle
Wall thicker than right atrium, due to higher pressure
Opening of left AV orifice and pulmonary veins
Receives oxygenated blood from the lungs, via the pulmonary veins
Left ventricle: features
Left AV orifice and mitral (bicuspid) valve
Papillary muscle
cordae tendineae
Trabeculae carneae
Aortic valve
Thick myocardium
