P A S S Adult Echocardiography Workbook Ch 1 Anatomy and Physiology QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

The ASE recommends the left ventricle be divided into ____ segments: correct answer: 17 In the parasternal long axis view, which of the following heart walls are visualized? can be more than one answer A) mid inferior B) mid posterior c) anteroseptal D) basal correct answer: b,c and d mid posterior, anteroseptal and basal The area of the heart where the coronary suicus meets the interventricular sulcus is called the correct answer: crux The inner surface of the heart wall is the : correct answer: endocardium Which of the heart wall layers is responsible for the heart's ability to contract? correct answer: myocardium The left ventricular outflow tract ends at the level of the correct answer: arotic annulus The most anterior chamber of the heart is the: correct answer: Right Ventricle What structure in the right ventricle extends from the lower interventricular septum to the anterior wall where it joins the papilary muscle? correct answer: moderator band The right ventricular outflow tract is also referred to as the: correct answer: conus arteriosus and infundibulum What are the normal number of pumonary veins? correct answer: 4 to 5 What are the pectinate muscles located in left atrium? correct answer: left atrial appendage The cardiac structure that forms the right lateral c