What is the placement of the heart in relation to the trachea and esophagus?
Heart is anterior to both
Which vessels supply the heart? Where do these vessels come off from?
coronary arteries; aorta
What two chambers of the heart are separated by this valve with two cusps?Give the name of the valve as well.
What is the full anatomical name of the vessel labelled "1"
Superior Vena Cava
What does the chordae tendineae attach to? What is the function of the chordae tendineae?
papillary muscles; prevents prolapse of heart valves
Will the heart beat if all nerves to it are cut? Which nerve increases heart rate and which nerve decreases heart rate?
Yes. Sympathetic nerves, parasympathetic nerves
Blood passes through *this valve* as it moves from the right ventricle to ______.
pulmonary valve, pulmonary trunk
What is the name of the blood vessel that on the right hand side the 9th label from up to down is pointing to?
Circumflex Artery
Name the three branches that come off of the aortic arch.
brachiocephalic, left subclavian, left common carotid
Trace the conduction pathway of the heart.
SA, AV, Bundle of His, Purkinje fibers
How many leaflets does the Tricuspid Valve have and what is the correct term for the medical condition in which this valve ends up having only two leaflets?
3, Congenital Defect
What is (From the left Top-Down) : 2nd, 3rd label pointing to?
What is (From the Right Top-Down): 3rd Label (bottomost) pointing to?
Left : 2nd - Right Subclavian Artery , 3rd - Brachiocephalic Artery
Right : 3rd - Descending Aorta
Name the following valves:
1. Valve between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery
2. Valve between right atrium and right ventricle
3. Valve between left atrium and left ventricle
4. Valve between left ventricle and aorta
1. pulmonary valve
2. tricuspid valve
3. mitral valve
4. aortic valve
Which vessel carries deoxygenated blood away from the heart to the lungs? Which vessel carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart? Which vessel carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the systemic circulation?
Pulmonary arteries; pulmonary veins; aorta
A cardiologist recieves a patient who is presenting with chest pain, fatigue and shortness of breathe. Upon examination she finds that valve between the lower left heart chamber and the body's main artery (aorta) is narrowed and doesn't open fully. What valve is this and what is the name of the condition and its resulting effect on blood circulation?
Aortic Valve, Type of Valve Stenosis (Aortic Stenosis) , This stenosis reduces or blocks blood flow from the heart to the aorta and to the rest of the body.
Come up and point the pathway of heart contraction for the heart from the Atria to the Ventricles.
(Point towards the locations of the four main nodes that are involved in the contraction from Systole to Diastole)
AV Node (Just above the left side of the Tricuspid valve)
Bundle of His (Located just in the bottom left corner of the right arium)
Purkinje Fibers (From Apex to the outside cardiac tissue of both ventricles)
What separates left and right ventricles?
Interventricular space
The lub-dup heart sounds heard during auscultation of the heart is associated with
Heart Valves Closing
What cardiac chamber is in between the mitral valve and the aortic valve?
left ventricle
What is C pointing to?
Moderator Band