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1
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What does the coronary sulcus separate?

A

Atria and ventricles

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What does the interventricular sulcus separate?

A

Ventricles

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What does the interatrial septum separate?

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Atria

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What does the interventricular septum separate?

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Ventricles

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What has both a muscular AND membranous component in the heart?

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Interventricular septum

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What sympathetic nerves innervate the heart?

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Cardiac nerves

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What parasympathetic nerves innervate the heart?

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Vagus nerves

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Where does the RA receive blood from?

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SVC
IVC
Coronary sinus

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How do the AV valves close?

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Contraction of ventricles causes contraction of papillary muscles which push valves shut

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What is the function of chordae tendinae?

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Connect papillary muscles to AV valves

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What is the function of the moderator band?

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Connects papillary muscle to interventricular septum and helps with contraction

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12
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What is the conus arteriosus?

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Infundibulum

Region before the pulmonary trunk in RV

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13
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How are the semilunar valves closed?

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Passively closed when blood flows back and shuts cusps

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14
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Where is the apex?

A

Anterolateral

5th intercostal space

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15
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What comprises the apex?

A

LV

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16
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What three structures are found at the base?

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LA
RA (little bit)
Vena Cavae and Pulmonary veins

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17
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Where does the base lie?

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Posterior

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18
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What structures are on the right border?

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SVC, IVC, RA

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19
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What structures are on the left border?

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LV
Left auricle
Aortic arch

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20
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What structures are on the inferior border?

A

RV

LV

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21
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What makes up the anterior sternocostal surface?

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RV

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Where is the anterior sternocostal surface?

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Posterior to sternum and costal cartilages

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23
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What makes up the posterior surface?

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Base:

  • LA
  • SVC
  • IVC
  • Little bit of RA
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24
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What makes up the right pulmonary surface?

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RA

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What structure does the right surface touch?
Right lung
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What makes up the left pulmonary surface?
LV | Left auricle
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What structure does the left surface touch?
Left lung
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What makes up the inferior surface?
RV | LV
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What structure does the inferior surface touch?
Diaphragm
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Where do the right and left coronary arteries branch from?
Ascending aorta
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Where do the right and left coronary arteries initially travel?
Coronary sulcus
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Where does the right coronary artery branch from?
Ascending aorta near right auricle
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Where does the right coronary artery travel?
In coronary sulcus between RA and RV
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What arteries does the right coronary artery branch into?
Sinoatrial nodal Marginal Posterior interventricular artery Small AV nodal branch
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Where does the left coronary artery branch from?
Aortic arch posterior to pulmonary trunk
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What conduction structures does the right coronary artery supply?
SA node and AV node
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What conduction structure does the left coronary artery supply?
AV bundle and branches
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What does the left coronary artery branch into?
Anterior interventricular branch (Left anterior descending) | Circumflex branch
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Where does the left anterior descending branch travel?
Down anterior interventricular sulcus to the left ventricle
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Would you find the right or left coronary arteries in the anterior or posterior region?
Right- posterior | Left- anterior
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Where does the circumflex branch travel?
Along coronary sulcus on the left side but STOPS before it hits the posterior interventricular sulcus
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Where does most of the coronary blood drain?
Coronary sinus
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Where does the great cardiac vein originate?
Apex
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What are the cardiac veins?
Great, middle, small, anterior
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Where does the great cardiac vein travel?
From apex along anterior interventricular sulcus to coronary sulcus posteriorly to meet with the coronary sinus
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What vessels does the great cardiac vein travel with?
Left anterior descending artery/Anterior interventricular | Circumflex
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Where does the middle cardiac vein travel?
Posterior interventricular sulcus to coronary sinus
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What vessel does the middle cardiac vein travel with?
Posterior interventricular artery
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What vessel does the small cardiac vein travel with?
Marginal artery
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Where do the anterior cardiac veins travel?
RV to RA (NOT stopping at coronary sinus)
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Where is the PMI?
5th intercostal space midclavicular line in LV
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Where is the mitral valve heard best?
Apex
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Where is the aortic valve heard best?
Right 2nd intercostal space
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Where is the pulmonary valve heard best?
Left 2nd intercostal space
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Where is the tricuspid valve heard best?
Left 5th intercostal space
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Where is fossa ovalis located?
RA
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Where is the mitral valve located?
LA-LV
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Where are the pulmonary veins located?
LA
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Where is the crista terminalis located?
RA
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Where are the trabeculae carnae?
LV | RV
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Where is the aortic valve?
LV
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Where are the pectinate muscles?
LA | RA
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Where is the ostium for coronary sinus?
RA
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Where is the tricuspid?
RA to RV
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Where are the papillary muscles?
RV | LV
66
Where are the chordae tendinae?
LV | RV
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Where is the valve of foramen ovale?
LA
68
Where is the pulmonary valve?
RV
69
Where is the moderator band?
RV
70
Where is the IVC?
RA
71
Where are the auricles?
RA | LA
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Where is the conus arteriosus?
RV
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What are the auricles?
Attachments to the atria that are primitive regions of atria and are reservoirs for blood

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