Location of the Heart ✔️in thorax between the lungs in the inferior mediastinum
Pericardium ✔️superficial double-layered serous membrane that surrounds the heart
Two layers of the hert serous membrane ✔️visceral pericardium (epicardium), parietal pericardium
Parietal Pericardium ✔️outside layer that lines the inner surface of the fibrous pericardium
Serous Fluid ✔️fills the space between the layers of pericardium
Epicardium ✔️outermost connective tissue layer of the heart
Myocardium ✔️cardiac muscle
Endocardium ✔️inner lining of the heart
Atria ✔️receiving chambers
Heart Septa ✔️interventricular septum, interatrial septum
Atrioventricular (AV) valves ✔️between atria and ventricles
AV Valves anchored in place by... ✔️chordae tendineae
Bicuspid (mitral) valve ✔️left side of heart