Cardiovascular Anatomy

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Where is the heart located within the chest?

Left of the midline

Below the trachea (correct)

Anterior to the spine

Above the diaphragm

Which part of the heart is at approximately the level of the second rib?

Base (correct)

Endocardium

Myocardium

Apex

What is the primary function of the endocardium in the heart?

Pumping blood throughout the body

Providing structural support to the heart

Bathing in blood

Lining the heart's chambers (correct)

Approximately how much of the heart's mass is to the right of the midline?

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Where does the apex of the heart lie in relation to the diaphragm?

Above Signup and view all the answers

What are the three tissue layers that make up the heart?

Endocardium, myocardium, pericardium Signup and view all the answers

Which layer of the heart is the thickest?

Myocardium Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the pericardial fluid?

To lubricate the heart and reduce friction during contraction Signup and view all the answers

Which chambers of the heart receive incoming blood?

Atria Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the interventricular septum?

To separate the right and left ventricles Signup and view all the answers

How many cusps (leaflets) does the tricuspid valve have?

3 Signup and view all the answers

Which layer of the heart is in direct contact with the heart muscle?

Visceral pericardium (epicardium) Signup and view all the answers

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Where is the heart located within the chest?

Which part of the heart is at approximately the level of the second rib?

What is the primary function of the endocardium in the heart?

Approximately how much of the heart's mass is to the right of the midline?

Where does the apex of the heart lie in relation to the diaphragm?

What are the three tissue layers that make up the heart?

Which layer of the heart is the thickest?

What is the primary function of the pericardial fluid?

Which chambers of the heart receive incoming blood?

What is the function of the interventricular septum?

How many cusps (leaflets) does the tricuspid valve have?

Which layer of the heart is in direct contact with the heart muscle?

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