Anatomy of Heart
Internal Anatomy of the Heart
Introduction of the Heart
Layers of the Heart
Heart Facts
100

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