Thorax 3

Question 1

types of heart valves

Answer 1

right and left atrioventricular valves (tri and bicuspid valves)

aortic and pulmonary valves (semilunar valves)

Question 2

what type of valve is the right AV valve

Answer 2

tricuspid

Question 3

what type of valve is the left AV valve

Answer 3

Bicuspid (mitral)

Question 4

parts of the atrioventricular valves

Answer 4

cusps
tendinous cords
papillary muscles

Question 5

what is the purpose of the pulmonary valve

Answer 5

prevents back flow of blood, back into the ventricle

Question 6

what would be found in the right atrium

Answer 6

opening of the SVC
opening of the IVC
interatrial septum
fossa ovalis
opening of the coronary sinus
right atrioventricular orifice

Question 7

what would be found in the right ventricle

Answer 7

right AV tricuspid valve
-papillary muscles
-tendinous cords
- cusps
-pulmonary valve (semilunar)
- interventricular septum

Question 8

what would you find in the left atrium

Answer 8

• left atrioventricular orifice
• pulmonary vein opening
• left auricle

Question 9

what would you find in the left ventricle

Answer 9

• left atrioventricular valve (bicuspid/mitral)
• cusps
• tendinous cords
• papillary muscle
  -aortic valve
• interventricular septum