The Aorta and Pulmonary Artery
The anatomic dilation of the ascending aorta just above the aortic valve.
What is the aortic sinus?
The outermost, thick structure that surrounds the heart.
What is the fibrous pericardium?
The innermost layer of the heart.
What is the endocardium?
This septum is visualized in the PSAX AoV view.
What is the IAS?
This great vessel has 2 branches.
What is the pulmonary artery?
This part of the aorta begins at the diaphragmatic aortic hiatus.
What is the abdominal aorta?
The serous pericardium has these three layers.
What are the parietal, visceral and pericardial cavity?
The fibrous sac that surrounds the heart.
What is the pericardium?
These AoV cusps are visualized in the PLAX view.
What are the RCC and NCC?
The vena cavae are considered part of this circulatory system.
What is pulmonic circulation?
The PA bifurcates at the level of this landmark.
What is the carina?
The PA bifurcates at the level of this landmark.
What is the carina?
This layer of the heart is where cardiac muscle resides.
What is the myocardium?
We can see the abdominal aorta best from which imaging window.
What is the SUB window?
These vessels are 1 layer thick.
What are capillaries?
These are the first branches of the aorta.
What are the LMCA and RCA?
Pericardial fluid is located here.
What is the pericardial cavity?
This layer of the heart also covers the superficial surfaces of the valves.
What is the endocardium?
This chamber is visualized in the SSN view.
What is the LA?
Respiration, valves, and muscle movement help to do this function.
What is move blood through veins?
What are vasa vasorum?
The blood supply for the pericardium.
What are pericardiophrenic arteries?
The heart is under this type of control.
What is involuntary?
Sometimes this feature can be visualzied in the PSAX Aov view.
What is the left atrial appendage?
This is located just distal to the origin of the left subclavian artery.
What is the aortic isthmus?