BIO 253 - Quiz 4 | Atcual Exam Questions and
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Epicardium - Outer layer of heart wall
- Thin
- Called visceral pericardium
Myocardium - Middle layer of heart wall
- Cardiac muscle
- Thickest
Endocardium - Inner layer of heart wall
- Thin
- Forms inner lining of all heart chambers
AV (atrioventricular) valves - Between atria & ventricles
- Tricuspid, Mitral (Bicuspid)
SL (semilunar) valves - Separate ventricles & arteries
- Aortic, Pulmonary
Tricuspid valve Prevents blood from moving from right
ventricle
into right atrium during ventricular
contraction
, Mitral valve Prevents blood from moving from left
ventricle into
left atrium during ventricular contraction
Aortic valve Prevents blood from moving from aorta
into left
ventricle during ventricular relaxation
Pulmonary valve Prevents blood from moving from
pulmonary trunk
into right ventricle during ventricular
relaxation
Atria 2 upper chambers of heart
Ventricles 2 bottom chambers of heart
TERM DEFINITION LOCATION
Blood flow of heart: Superior Right atrium
vena cava, inferior vena cava,
coronary sinus to
TERM DEFINITION LOCATION
Blood flow of heart: Right valve
Tricuspid
atrium to
TERM DEFINITION LOCATION
Blood flow of heart: Tricuspid ventricle
Right
valve to
Answers with Verified Solutions | Latest
Updated 2026
Epicardium - Outer layer of heart wall
- Thin
- Called visceral pericardium
Myocardium - Middle layer of heart wall
- Cardiac muscle
- Thickest
Endocardium - Inner layer of heart wall
- Thin
- Forms inner lining of all heart chambers
AV (atrioventricular) valves - Between atria & ventricles
- Tricuspid, Mitral (Bicuspid)
SL (semilunar) valves - Separate ventricles & arteries
- Aortic, Pulmonary
Tricuspid valve Prevents blood from moving from right
ventricle
into right atrium during ventricular
contraction
, Mitral valve Prevents blood from moving from left
ventricle into
left atrium during ventricular contraction
Aortic valve Prevents blood from moving from aorta
into left
ventricle during ventricular relaxation
Pulmonary valve Prevents blood from moving from
pulmonary trunk
into right ventricle during ventricular
relaxation
Atria 2 upper chambers of heart
Ventricles 2 bottom chambers of heart
TERM DEFINITION LOCATION
Blood flow of heart: Superior Right atrium
vena cava, inferior vena cava,
coronary sinus to
TERM DEFINITION LOCATION
Blood flow of heart: Right valve
Tricuspid
atrium to
TERM DEFINITION LOCATION
Blood flow of heart: Tricuspid ventricle
Right
valve to