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Definition
| What part of the heart is considered the base? |
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Term
| The base lies at the level of the 3rd costal cartilage |
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Definition
| At what level of costal cartilage does the base of the heart lie? |
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Definition
| What part of the heart is considered the apex? |
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Term
| The 5th intercostal space |
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Definition
| At what level of intercostal space does the apex of the heart lie? |
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Term
| The sharp border formed by the right ventricle |
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Definition
| What forms the inferior or acute margin of the heart? |
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Term
| The smooth border formed by the left ventricle |
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Definition
| What forms the left or obtuse margin of the heart? |
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Term
| The coronary (atrioventricular) sulcus |
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Definition
| What is the name of the groove between the atrium and the ventricle? |
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Term
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Definition
| What separates the superior and inferior vena cava from the right auricle? |
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Term
| The root of the ascending aorta lies in the third intercostal space |
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Definition
| At what level of intercostal space does the root of the ascending aorta of the heart lie? |
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Term
| Heart sounds are carried by blood flow away from the valve and are reflected by the sternum |
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Definition
| What causes heart sounds? |
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Term
| The right atrioventricular (tricuspid) valve |
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Definition
| What valve separates the right atria from the right ventricle? |
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Term
| The left atrioventricular (mitral or bicuspid) valve |
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Definition
| What is the name of the valve that separates the left atrium from the left ventricle? |
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Term
| The left side of the sternum at the level of the 3rd costal cartilage |
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Definition
| Where is the pulmonary valve located relative to the thoracic wall? |
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Term
| The 2nd intercostal space on the left |
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Definition
| Where can you hear the sounds of the pulmonary valve? |
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Term
| The left side of the sternum at the level of the 3rd intercostal space |
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Definition
| Where is the aortic valve located relative to the thoracic wall? |
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Term
| The 2nd intercostal space on the left |
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Definition
| Where can you hear the sounds of the aortic valve? |
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Term
| Near the left side of the sternum at the level of the 4th costal cartilage |
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Definition
| Where is the mitral valve located relative to the thoracic wall? |
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Term
| The 5th intercostal space 3.5 inches to the left of the midline (near the apex) |
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Definition
| Where can you hear the sounds of the mitral valve? |
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Term
| Behind the sternum at the level of the 4th intercostal space |
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Definition
| Where is the tricuspid valve located relative to the thoracic wall? |
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Term
| The inferior aspect of the body of the sternum near its right edge |
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Definition
| Where can you hear the sounds of the tricuspid valve? |
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Term
| In the right coronary sulcus |
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Definition
| Where does the right coronary artery lie? |
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Term
1. Marginal branch
2. Sinoatrial nodal artery
3. Posterior interventricular branch (AKA Terminal branch) |
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Definition
| What are the three main branches of the right coronary artery? |
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Term
1. Anterior interventricular branch
2. Circumflex branch |
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Definition
| What are the two major branches of the left coronary artery? |
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Term
| The anterior cardiac vein |
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Definition
| What is the only major cardiac vein that does not end in the coronary sinus? |
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Term
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Definition
| What vein runs with the anterior interventricular artery? |
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Term
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Definition
| What vein runs with the posterior interventricular artery? |
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Term
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Definition
| What vein runs with the marginal branch of the right coronary artery? |
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Term
| The posterior vein of the left ventricle |
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Definition
| What vein runs with the circumflex branch of the left coronary artery? |
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Term
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Definition
| What is the name of the smooth part of the right atrium chamber wall? |
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Term
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Definition
| What is the name of the bundled muscle fibers in the auricle of the right atrium? |
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Term
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Definition
| What is the name of the thick muscle bundles that give the ventricles their rugged texture? |
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Term
| The septomarginal trabecula (the moderator band) |
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Definition
| What is the name of the band that carries the right atrioventricular bundle of His? |
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Term
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Definition
| What are the conical projections of ventricular muscle that are related to the valve cusps? |
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Term
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Definition
| What is the name of the fibrous cords attaching papillary muscles to valve cusps? |
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Term
| The infundibulum (conus arteriosus) |
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Definition
| What is the name of the smooth portion of the right ventricle just inferior to the pulmonary valve? |
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Term
| The supraventricular crest |
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Definition
| What separates the infundibulum from the rough, trabecular portion of the right ventricle? |
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Term
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Definition
| What is the name of the smooth (non-trabecular) portion of the left ventricle just inferior to the aortic valve? |
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Term
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Definition
| How many cusps does the semilunar valve have? |
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Term
Three:
The anterior, right, and left cusps |
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Definition
| How many cusps does the pulmonary valve have and what are their names? |
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Term
Three:
The posterior, right, and left cusps |
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Definition
| How many cusps does the aortic valve have and what are their names? |
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Term
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Definition
| Are the nerves of the heart somatic or autonomic? |
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Term
1. Cardiac nerves
2. Cardiac plexus
3. Coronary plexus |
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Definition
| What are the three extrinsic nerves of the heart? |
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Term
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Definition
| The coronary plexus runs with what structure on the surface of the heart? |
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Term
| The intrinsic "nerves" are not actually nerves; they are specialized cardiac muscle cells in the shape of small nodes that control the heartbeat. They conduct impulses through the heart without using nerves. |
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Definition
| How are the intrinsic nerves of the heart different from the extrinsic nerves of the heart? |
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Term
1. The sinoatrial node
2. The atrioventricular node
3. The atrioventricular bundle of His |
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Definition
| What are the three intrinsic "nerves" of the heart? |
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Term
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Definition
| Which node is considered the primary pacemaker of the heart? |
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