adult echo EXAM| 450 QUESTIONS| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

in a normal left sided aortic arch, what is the first branch correct answer: innominate artery the branches arising from the aortic arch are the correct answer: - innominate - left common carotid - left subclavian artery aortic cusp closes to the RV in the parasternal long axis correct answer: right coronary cusp aortic cusp closes to the LA in the parasternal long axis correct answer: non coronary cusp weakest point of the aorta is the correct answer: isthmus layers of the heart wall from inner to outer correct answer: endocardium, myocardium, epicardium the AV node is located correct answer: inferior portion of the RA near the opening of the coronary sinus the pulmonary arteries branch into the correct answer: left and right pulmonary arteries SA node is located correct answer: superior portion of the right atrium what is the basilar area of the LV correct answer: segment closest to the atrioventricular valves the infundibulum is related to the area of the RV called correct answer: outflow tract in a left sided aortic arch what are the 3 branches correct answer: - innominate - left common carotid - left subclavian what does tunica adventitia mean correct answer: outer lining of the arterial walls what does tunica intima mean correct answer: inner lining of the arterial walls great arteries of the heart correct answer: aorta and pulmonary trunk changes in the orientation & shape of the interatrial septum are seen as the pressure changes within the atria can represent correct answer: - increased RA pressure can result in the septum bowing toward the LA - increased LA pressure can result in the septum bowing toward the RA the coronary sinus returns blood to the correct answer: RA what is the visceral layer correct answer: layer that is contiguous with the epicardial surface of the h