Ch 35 Fetal Echocardiography questions
and answers with solutions
atrioventricular node - ANSWER area of specialized cardiac muscle that receives the cardiac
impulse from the sinoatrial node and conducts it to the atrioventricular bundles
bicuspid aortic valve - ANSWER two leaflets instead of the normal three leaflets with
asymmetric cusps
bulbus cordis - ANSWER primitive chamber that forms the right ventricle
ductus arteriosus - ANSWER communication between the pulmonary artery and descending
aorta that closes after birth
foramen ovale - ANSWER also termed fossa ovale; opening between the free edge of the
septum secundum and the dorsal wall of the atrium
inferior vena cava - ANSWER venous return into the right atrium of the heart along the posterior
lateral wall
left atrium - ANSWER filling chamber of the heart
left ventricle - ANSWER pumping chamber of the heart
main pulmonary artery - ANSWER main artery that carries blood from the right ventricle to the
lungs
and answers with solutions
atrioventricular node - ANSWER area of specialized cardiac muscle that receives the cardiac
impulse from the sinoatrial node and conducts it to the atrioventricular bundles
bicuspid aortic valve - ANSWER two leaflets instead of the normal three leaflets with
asymmetric cusps
bulbus cordis - ANSWER primitive chamber that forms the right ventricle
ductus arteriosus - ANSWER communication between the pulmonary artery and descending
aorta that closes after birth
foramen ovale - ANSWER also termed fossa ovale; opening between the free edge of the
septum secundum and the dorsal wall of the atrium
inferior vena cava - ANSWER venous return into the right atrium of the heart along the posterior
lateral wall
left atrium - ANSWER filling chamber of the heart
left ventricle - ANSWER pumping chamber of the heart
main pulmonary artery - ANSWER main artery that carries blood from the right ventricle to the
lungs
