Structure of Heart Flashcards
Thickest Layer of the heart wall
Myocardium
Separates the ventricles
Interventricular Septum
Lines the chambers of the heart
Endocardium
Located between right atrium and right ventricle
Tricuspid Valve
Located between left ventricle and aorta
Aortic Valve
Receives blood from the vena cavae
Right Atrium
Connects papillary muscles to atrioventricular valves
Chordae tendineae
Contracts to pump blood into the pulmonary trunk
Right ventricle
Located between right ventricle and pulmonary trunk
Pulmonary Valve
Outermost layer of the heart wall
Epicardium
Receives blood from the lungs
Left Atrium
Contracts to pump blood into the aorta
Left ventricle
Connects chordae tendineae to the heart wall
Papillary Muscles
Located between left atrium and left ventricle
Bicuspid (mitral) valve