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Blood flow Svc, Ivc, Cs, - RA - TV - RV - PV - MPA - RT & LT PA - arterioles -
pulmonary capillaries - venules - PV4 - LA - MV - LV - AOV - AAO - aortic arch -
descending thoracic aorta - descending abdominal aorta - rt & lt common iliac
artery - arteries - arterioles - capillaries - venules - veins - SVC, IVC, CS - RA
The left heart is associated with the _______ circulatory system Systemic
high pressure, high resistance, O2 sat 98%
The right heart is associated with the ________ circulatory system. Pulmonary
low resistance, low pressure, O2 sat: 75%
Pulmonic Valve Cusps Anterior, Right Posterior, and Left Posterior
Are the semilunar valves open or closed during systole? Open
SOS = systolic vales open during systole
What are the semilunar valves? AOV & PV
The RA & LA are towards the _______ of the heart base
The RV & LV make up the apex
What is the purpose of the papillary muscle? it pulls on the chordae
tendineae to prevent back flow by keeping the leaflets closed
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Mitral Valve aka the bicuspid valve
between the LA and LV
Has two leaflets: AMVL & PMVL
The TV is between the ____ RA & RV
Both the MV and TV are _____ during systole and _______ during diastole
closed; open
Diastolic Valves
What are the Great Arteries? MPA & AO
The atriums are the _______ chambers
the ventricles are the __________ chambers Filling
Pumping
Tricuspid Valve Largest cardiac valve
3 leaflets: ATVL, PTVL, STVL
What are the atrioventricular valves? tricuspid and mitral
T or F: The main pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood from the RV to
the lungs True
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Hairlike projections found on the aortic cusps. (They serve no purpose)
Lambl's Excrescences
The RVOT has has what other two names? infundibulum & conus arteriosus
What is the maximum distance between the aortic cusps during early systole,
while the AOV is open? Aortic cusp separation
thebesian veins returns blood from the myocardium directly into the cardiac
chambers without entering the cardiac venous system
Annulus Fibrosus tough, fibrous ring that surrounds the superior edge of the
valvular leaflets and anchors them between the atria and the ventricle
(atrioventricular valves
The LV has what 2 things? LVOT & LVIT
What is the area between the left subclavian artery and the ligamentum
arteriosum? AO Isthmus
Pocket like structure within the aortic root Sinus of Valsalva
The Chiari network can be found where? Only in the RA
The coronary sinus is positioned behind what? LA
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In the center of the free edge of each cusp of the AOV is a small nodule that
helps make sure a valve is closed Nodule of Arantius
What percentage of the population has a right dominant coronary artery
system? ~ 85%
What is the super highway of the systemic circulatory system? It brings blood to
the body. The aorta
What are the names of the 4 pulmonary veins? Right and left upper and lower
What is high pressure in the pulmonary atery? Pulmonary hypertension
The Pulmonic Capillary Wedge Pressure is an indirect measurement of what?
left atrial pressure
Both = 10 mmHg
What two things does the right ventricle have? RVIT & RVOT
The moderator band can be seen where? RV
What is lack of oxygenated blood and necrosis? Infarction
Where is the thickest heart wall and why? Left Ventricle
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Blood flow Svc, Ivc, Cs, - RA - TV - RV - PV - MPA - RT & LT PA - arterioles -
pulmonary capillaries - venules - PV4 - LA - MV - LV - AOV - AAO - aortic arch -
descending thoracic aorta - descending abdominal aorta - rt & lt common iliac
artery - arteries - arterioles - capillaries - venules - veins - SVC, IVC, CS - RA
The left heart is associated with the _______ circulatory system Systemic
high pressure, high resistance, O2 sat 98%
The right heart is associated with the ________ circulatory system. Pulmonary
low resistance, low pressure, O2 sat: 75%
Pulmonic Valve Cusps Anterior, Right Posterior, and Left Posterior
Are the semilunar valves open or closed during systole? Open
SOS = systolic vales open during systole
What are the semilunar valves? AOV & PV
The RA & LA are towards the _______ of the heart base
The RV & LV make up the apex
What is the purpose of the papillary muscle? it pulls on the chordae
tendineae to prevent back flow by keeping the leaflets closed
, Echocardiography 101 Exam; Questions &
Answers 100% Solved
Mitral Valve aka the bicuspid valve
between the LA and LV
Has two leaflets: AMVL & PMVL
The TV is between the ____ RA & RV
Both the MV and TV are _____ during systole and _______ during diastole
closed; open
Diastolic Valves
What are the Great Arteries? MPA & AO
The atriums are the _______ chambers
the ventricles are the __________ chambers Filling
Pumping
Tricuspid Valve Largest cardiac valve
3 leaflets: ATVL, PTVL, STVL
What are the atrioventricular valves? tricuspid and mitral
T or F: The main pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood from the RV to
the lungs True
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Answers 100% Solved
Hairlike projections found on the aortic cusps. (They serve no purpose)
Lambl's Excrescences
The RVOT has has what other two names? infundibulum & conus arteriosus
What is the maximum distance between the aortic cusps during early systole,
while the AOV is open? Aortic cusp separation
thebesian veins returns blood from the myocardium directly into the cardiac
chambers without entering the cardiac venous system
Annulus Fibrosus tough, fibrous ring that surrounds the superior edge of the
valvular leaflets and anchors them between the atria and the ventricle
(atrioventricular valves
The LV has what 2 things? LVOT & LVIT
What is the area between the left subclavian artery and the ligamentum
arteriosum? AO Isthmus
Pocket like structure within the aortic root Sinus of Valsalva
The Chiari network can be found where? Only in the RA
The coronary sinus is positioned behind what? LA
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Answers 100% Solved
In the center of the free edge of each cusp of the AOV is a small nodule that
helps make sure a valve is closed Nodule of Arantius
What percentage of the population has a right dominant coronary artery
system? ~ 85%
What is the super highway of the systemic circulatory system? It brings blood to
the body. The aorta
What are the names of the 4 pulmonary veins? Right and left upper and lower
What is high pressure in the pulmonary atery? Pulmonary hypertension
The Pulmonic Capillary Wedge Pressure is an indirect measurement of what?
left atrial pressure
Both = 10 mmHg
What two things does the right ventricle have? RVIT & RVOT
The moderator band can be seen where? RV
What is lack of oxygenated blood and necrosis? Infarction
Where is the thickest heart wall and why? Left Ventricle
