The Heart Flashcards
1
Q
heart
A
pumping blood into the arteries
2
Q
endocardium
A
inner lining of the heart, in direct contact with blood
3
Q
myocardium
A
middle and thickest of heart’s three layers
4
Q
epicardium
A
external layer of the heart and the internal layer of the pericardium
5
Q
pericardium
A
double walled membranous sac enclosing the heart
6
Q
atria
A
- two upper chambers of the heart
- divided by interatrial spetum
7
Q
ventricles
A
- two lower chambers of the heart
- divided by interventricular septum
8
Q
chamber a
A
left atrium
9
Q
d is which layer
A
myocardium
10
Q
layer e
A
endocardium
