VMLA Heart Questions

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2 layers of serous pericardium:: 1. Parietal layer

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2. Visceral layer (epicardium)

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3 layers of the heart wall:: 1. Epicardium

ventricles:: Trabeculae carneae

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2. Myocardium
3. Endocardium
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3 major veins that return blood from heart wall muscle::

1. Great cardiac vein
2. Middle cardiac vein
3. Small cardiac vein

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4 valves of the heart:: 1. Tricuspid

2. Pulmonary semilunar
3. Mitral
4. Aortic semilunar

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Arteries and veins entering and leaving heart:: Great

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At the superior end or roof of the ventricle is a smooth

vessels
area called the:: Conus arteriosus

Left coronary artery braches into these two arteries:: 1.

Anterior interventricular artery
2. Circumflex artery

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Lines the inner surface of the fibrous pericardium::

Parietal layer of serous pericardium

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Marks the end of the ventricle and the beginning of the

pulmonary trunk:: Pulmonary semilunar valve

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Middle layer of the heart wall:: Myocardium

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On the internal surface of the heart chambers and the

external surface of the heart valves:: Endocardium

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Once within the septum, the AV bundles divide into::

Left and right bundles

The anteroinferior borders of the atria form a muscular

extension called the:: Auricle

Left and right bundles pass electrical impulses to::

Purkinje fibers

Anatomical components of both ANS systems make up

the:: Coronary plexus

Layer of the heart wall that contains visceral serous

pericardium and areolar connective tissue:: Epicardium
(outermost layer)

3 veins that drain into the right atrium:: 1. Superior vena

cava
2. Inferior vena cava
3. Coronary sinus

Large, irregular muscular ridges on the inner walls of

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Outermost layer of the heart wall:: Epicardium

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Outermost pericardium covering:: Fibrous pericardium

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Parasympathetic innervation of the heart starts in::

Medulla oblongata (via CNX)

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Prevents backflow of blood into LEFT ATRIUM when

ventricles CONTRACT:: Mitral valve

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The atria and ventricles are separated from each other

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Cell type in the outermost part of epicardium:: Simple

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Cords that attach to the tricuspid valve:: Chordae

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Deoxygenated blood flows from the right atrium to the

right ventricle through the:: Tricuspid valve

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Right atrium sends blood to:: Right ventricle

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Electrical activity travels from AV node to:: AV bundle

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Right coronary artery braches into these two arteries:: 1.

by a relatively deep groove called the:: Coronary sulcus

squamous epithelium
tendineae

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ventricles RELAX:: Aortic semilunar valve

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Hollow chambers that are smaller and superior:: Atria

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Impulses from the SA node travel to the:: Atrioventricular

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Impulses that initiate heartbeat come from the::

Sinoatrial node (SA node)

Small space between parietal and visceral layers of the

serous pericardium:: Pericardial cavity

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Superior/inferior vena cava and coronary sinus drain

into:: Right atrium

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Sympathetic innervation of the heart starts in:: Neurons

in T1-T5

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Thickest of the 3 layers of the heart wall:: Myocardium

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Two parts of pericardium:: 1. Fibrous pericardium

(middle layer)

node (AV node)

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Side on which the ventricular wall is 3 times as think::

Left

The heart is enclosed within a tough sac called the::

Pericardium

Serous pericardium layer that covers the outer surface

of the heart:: Visceral layer (epicardium) of serous pericardium

Has to pump blood to the entire body apart from the

lungs:: Left ventricle

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Great, middle, and small cardiac veins empty into the::

Coronary sinus

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Marginal artery
2. Posterior interventricular artery

Gap junctions comprise the ____ ____ shared by

adjacent cardiac muscle fibers:: Intercalated discs

Prevents backflow of blood into right VENTRICLE when

ventricles RELAX:: Pulmonary semilunar valve

Foramen that babes have near septum primum::

Foramen ovale

Prevents backflow of blood into RIGHT ATRIUM when

ventricles CONTRACT:: Tricuspid valve

(bundle of His)
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Prevents backflow of blood into LEFT VENTRICLE when

2. Serous pericardium