Heart Flashcards
(19 cards)
What is structure encloses the heart
pericardium
what is the middle layer of the heart tissue
myocardium
what is the innermost layer of the heart tissue
endocardium
What is the valve that connects the left atrium to the left ventricle
Tricuspid valve
What is the valve that connects the Right ventricle to the right atrium?
Bicuspid valve
What is the valve that connects the pulmonary artery to the Heart?
Pulmonary valve
What is the valve that connects the aorta to the heart?
Aorta valve
How does the heart tissue receive oxygenated blood?
Coronary artery
How does deoxygenated blood from the heart tissue return to the right atrium?
coronary sinus
Right most branch from the aorta and what are the two branches immediately after?
Brachiocephalic artery
-Right subclavian artery
-right common carotid artery
What is the middle branch of the aorta?
Left common carotid artery
What is the leftmost branch of the aorta
left subclavian artery
Pulmonary trunk
What are the two main branches of the common carotid artery and what do they supply?
External carotid artery-Face
Internal carotid artery-brain
Where does the internal carotid artery enter the cranium?
Carotid fossa
what area does the subclavian arteries supply
upper limbs, head and neck
What is the first and largest branch of the subclavian artery
Vertebral artery
What structure of the vertebrae does the vertebral artery run superiorly through
Transverse foramen
