TOPIC 6 - CIRCULATORY SYSTEM Flashcards
A hollow muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body.
Heart
Heart is situated in ?
Mediastinum between left & right lungs
Channels through which blood blows and distributes throughout the body.
Blood vessels
A circulatory fluid within the cardiovascular system.
Blood
Outer layer of heart
Epicardium
Inner layer of heart
Endocardium
Middle layer of heart
Myocardium
Chamber of heart that forms the apex
Left ventricle
What is the largest cardiac valve?
Left ventricle
2nd largest cardiac valve
Right ventricle
4th largest cardiac valve
Right atrium
3rd largest cardiac valve
Left atrium
Valves situated between atrium and left ventricle
AV valves
Valve situated between right atrium and right ventricle
Right AV/Tricuspid valve
Valve situated between left atrium and left ventricle
Left AV/Mitral/Bicuspid valve
Which of the following valves resemble the bishop’s miter?
Left AV/Mitral/Bicuspid valve
These are half-moon shaped valves.
Semilunar valves
Valve situated between left ventricle and aorta
Aortic valve
Valve situated between right ventricle and pulmonary artery
Pulmonic valve
Pointed portion of heart directed caudally
Apex
Wide portion of the heart directed cranially
Base
Ear-like appendages attached to right atrium and left atrium
Auricles
Supporting structure of left and right AV valves and is cord-like
Chordae tendinae
Chordae tendinae is attached to ?
Papillary muscles