Anatomy of Heart
Internal Anatomy of the Heart
Introduction of the Heart
Layers of the Heart
Heart Facts
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The four chambers of the heart are?
Two atria and two ventricles
100
What does the pulmonary artery do?
Carries deoxygenated blood to lungs to pick up more oxygen
100
What is the function of the fibrous pericardium?
Provides protection and anchors the heart
100
How many layers does the heart have?
Three
100
The heartbeat is one _____ and _____ of the heart muscle
Contraction;Relaxation
200
What structure separates the two sides of the heart?
Septum
200
What does the left atrium do?
It receives oxygenated blood from lungs and is covered by the auricle
200
What is the function of the serous pericardium?
Produces lubricating fluid
200
The pulmonary circuit does what?
Carries blood from heart to lungs and back
200
A diastole is what?
Relaxation of the heart and filling it with blood
300
Whats the function of valves within the heart?
Prevents blood from flowing backwards
300
What does the superior vena cava do?
It returns blood to the heart from the upper body.
300
Which layer of the heart is the thickest?
Endocardium
300
What does the systematic circuit do?
Carries blood from heart to body and back
300
What comes first in the oxygenated blood timeline?
Lungs
400
Where is the aorta?
400
The right AV valve is held in place by what?
Chordae tendneae
400
The ____ is pointed towards the left hip
Apex
400
The parietal pericardium does what?
Reduces friction
400
What is a systole?
Contraction of the heart
500
What is the apex?
Tip of the heart
500
The pulmonary artery does what?
Carries the deoxygenated blood to lungs to pick up more oxygen
500
The two loops that circulate blood back to the heart is?
Pulmonary circuit and the systematic circuit
500
The visceral pericardium is also known as what?
Epicardium
500
On average the heart beats about?
75 times per min