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Which opening of the right atrium is not guarded by a valve?
Which opening of the right atrium is not guarded by a valve?
What term is used to describe the funnel-shaped part of the right ventricle as it approaches the pulmonary orifice?
What term is used to describe the funnel-shaped part of the right ventricle as it approaches the pulmonary orifice?
What connects the papillary muscles to the cusps of the tricuspid valve?
What connects the papillary muscles to the cusps of the tricuspid valve?
What structure provides attachment for the tricuspid valve?
What structure provides attachment for the tricuspid valve?
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Which muscle projections are specifically found in the wall of the right ventricle?
Which muscle projections are specifically found in the wall of the right ventricle?
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What shape is the heart described as having?
What shape is the heart described as having?
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Which chamber of the heart is responsible for pumping blood into the pulmonary trunk?
Which chamber of the heart is responsible for pumping blood into the pulmonary trunk?
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What structure surrounds the heart?
What structure surrounds the heart?
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Which orifice is known as the left atrioventricular orifice?
Which orifice is known as the left atrioventricular orifice?
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Which part of the heart is directed downwards, forwards and to the left?
Which part of the heart is directed downwards, forwards and to the left?
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What is the main function of the atria in the heart?
What is the main function of the atria in the heart?
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What is the Transverse Sinus located between?
What is the Transverse Sinus located between?
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Which part of the heart is formed by the left ventricle?
Which part of the heart is formed by the left ventricle?
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What structures separate the heart from the vertebral column?
What structures separate the heart from the vertebral column?
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Which part of the heart is formed mainly by the left ventricle?
Which part of the heart is formed mainly by the left ventricle?
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What feature is created by the crista terminalis within the right atrium?
What feature is created by the crista terminalis within the right atrium?
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What is the function of the tricuspid valve in the heart?
What is the function of the tricuspid valve in the heart?
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What is the anatomical position of the right atrium in relation to the left atrium?
What is the anatomical position of the right atrium in relation to the left atrium?
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Which part of the right atrium is smooth in texture?
Which part of the right atrium is smooth in texture?
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What marks the margin of the fossa ovalis in the interatrial septum?
What marks the margin of the fossa ovalis in the interatrial septum?
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What is primarily located at the lower border of the heart?
What is primarily located at the lower border of the heart?
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What is the primary function of the orifices in the heart?
What is the primary function of the orifices in the heart?
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Which valve is found between the left atrium and left ventricle?
Which valve is found between the left atrium and left ventricle?
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How many cusps does the tricuspid valve have?
How many cusps does the tricuspid valve have?
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What is the role of the fibrous ring surrounding the heart orifices?
What is the role of the fibrous ring surrounding the heart orifices?
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Which of the following valves is formed by three semilunar cusps?
Which of the following valves is formed by three semilunar cusps?
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What is unique about the cusps of the pulmonary valve compared to other heart valves?
What is unique about the cusps of the pulmonary valve compared to other heart valves?
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Which valve is associated with the orifice leading to the aorta?
Which valve is associated with the orifice leading to the aorta?
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What term describes the valves located between the atrium and ventricle?
What term describes the valves located between the atrium and ventricle?
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What structure guards the left atrioventricular orifice?
What structure guards the left atrioventricular orifice?
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Which chamber of the heart has a thicker wall than the other chambers?
Which chamber of the heart has a thicker wall than the other chambers?
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What type of muscle is found within the wall of the left ventricle?
What type of muscle is found within the wall of the left ventricle?
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What does the left ventricle send blood to?
What does the left ventricle send blood to?
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Which nerve supply slows the heart rate?
Which nerve supply slows the heart rate?
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What type of valve is the aortic valve composed of?
What type of valve is the aortic valve composed of?
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What structure receives blood from the left atrium?
What structure receives blood from the left atrium?
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Where do postganglionic fibers reach the heart from?
Where do postganglionic fibers reach the heart from?
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Study Notes
Heart Anatomy
- The heart is located in the middle mediastinum.
- It is made up of four chambers: two atria and two ventricles.
- The atria receive blood, and the ventricles pump blood.
- The heart is pyramidal in shape, with an apex, sternocostal surface, diaphragmatic surface, and base.
- The heart is surrounded by the pericardium, a fibroserous sac with an outer fibrous layer and an inner serous layer.
Pericardial Sinuses
- The serous pericardium has two sinuses: the transverse sinus and the oblique sinus.
- The transverse sinus is located between the ascending aorta and pulmonary trunk anteriorly, and the superior vena cava posteriorly.
- The oblique sinus lies behind the base of the heart, separating the base from the descending aorta and esophagus.
Apex of the Heart
- The apex of the heart is directed downwards, forwards, and to the left.
- It is formed by the left ventricle.
- The apex is separated from the vertebral column by the descending aorta, esophagus, and the oblique sinus of the pericardium.
Borders of the Heart
- The upper border is formed by the two atria.
- The right border is formed by the right atrium.
- The left border is formed by the left ventricle and the auricle of the left atrium.
- The lower border is formed by the right ventricle and the apical part of the left ventricle.
Chambers of the Heart
- The heart is divided into four chambers by vertical septa: right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, and left ventricle.
- The right atrium lies anterior to the left atrium, and the right ventricle lies anterior to the left ventricle.
Right Atrium
- The right atrium consists of a main cavity and a small outpouching called the auricle.
- The sulcus terminalis, a vertical groove on the outside of the heart, forms the crista terminalis on the inside.
- The crista terminalis divides the right atrium into an anterior rough part and a posterior smooth part called the sinus venarum.
Cavity of Right Atrium
- The interatrial septum contains an oval depression called the fossa ovalis.
- The margin of the fossa ovalis is called the anulus ovalis.
- Blood leaves the right atrium and enters the right ventricle through the tricuspid valve.
Right Atrium Openings
- The superior vena cava (SVC) has no valve.
- The inferior vena cava (IVC) is guarded by a valve.
- The coronary sinus has a well-defined valve.
- The right atrioventricular orifice lies anterior to the IVC opening and is surrounded by a fibrous ring to which the tricuspid valve is attached.
- There are also small orifices for small veins.
Cavity of Right Ventricle
- The right ventricle's wall is thinner than the left ventricle's wall.
- Its wall contains projections called trabeculae carnae.
- The right ventricle communicates with the right atrium through the right atrioventricular orifice and with the pulmonary trunk through the pulmonary orifice.
- The funnel-shaped part of the cavity near the pulmonary orifice is called the infundibulum or conus arteriosus.
- The right ventricle contains three papillary muscles: anterior, posterior, and septal.
Right Ventricle: Papillary Muscles
- Each papillary muscle is attached to the cusps of the tricuspid valve by chordae tendinae.
- Blood leaves the right ventricle through the pulmonary orifice.
- The wall of the infundibulum is smooth and contains no trabeculae carnae.
- The interventricular septum is connected to the anterior papillary muscle by a muscular band called the moderator band.
Heart Orifices
- Orifices refer to openings in the heart.
- There are four main orifices in the heart:
- Two between the atrium and ventricle (atrioventricular).
- Two between the ventricle and the major arteries.
Atrioventricular Orifices
- The right atrioventricular orifice is guarded by the tricuspid valve.
- The left atrioventricular orifice is guarded by the bicuspid (mitral) valve.
- The valves are named tri/bicuspid based on the number of cusps (leaflets).
Ventricular Arterial Orifices
- The right ventricle and pulmonary trunk are connected by the pulmonary valve.
- The left ventricle and ascending aorta are connected by the aortic valve.
- The pulmonary and aortic valves are also called semilunar valves.
Right Atrioventricular (Tricuspid) Orifice
- The tricuspid orifice is about one inch wide.
- It is guarded by a fibrous ring to which the cusps of the tricuspid valve are attached.
- The tricuspid valve has three cusps: anterior, posterior, and septal (medial).
- The atrial surfaces of the cusps are smooth, while the ventricular surfaces give attachment to the chordae tendinae.
Pulmonary Orifice
- The pulmonary orifice is surrounded by a fibrous ring to which the cusps of the pulmonary valve are attached.
- The pulmonary valve has three semilunar cusps: two anterior and one posterior.
- The cusps are concave superiorly and convex inferiorly.
- There are no chordae tendineae or papillary muscles attached to the cusps.
Left Atrium
- The left atrium connects to the left ventricle through the left atrioventricular orifice.
- It forms the greater part of the base of the heart.
- Its wall is smooth except for small musculi pectinati in the left auricle.
- The left atrium receives four pulmonary veins (two left and two right) which have no valves.
- Blood is sent to the left ventricle through the left atrioventricular orifice, guarded by the mitral valve (bicuspid valve).
Left Ventricle
- The left ventricle wall is thicker than the right ventricle wall.
- It receives blood from the left atrium through the left atrioventricular orifice guarded by the mitral valve.
- Blood leaves the left ventricle to the ascending aorta through the aortic orifice.
- The part of the left ventricle leading to the ascending aorta is called the aortic vestibule.
- The aortic vestibule has a fibrous and smooth wall.
- The left ventricle contains trabeculae carnae and two large papillary muscles: anterior and posterior.
- The papillary muscles are attached by chordae tendinae to the cusps of the mitral valve.
Left Atrioventricular (Mitral) Orifice
- The mitral orifice is smaller than the right atrioventricular orifice.
- It is guarded by the mitral valve.
- It is surrounded by a fibrous ring to which the cusps of the mitral valve are attached.
- The mitral valve has two cusps: an anterior cusp and a posterior cusp.
- The atrial surfaces of the cusps are smooth, while the ventricular surfaces give attachment to the chordae tendinae.
Aortic Orifice
- The aortic orifice is surrounded by a fibrous ring that attaches to the cusps of the aortic valve.
- The aortic valve is formed by three semilunar cusps, similar to the pulmonary valve, but the positions of the cusps are different: one anterior and two posterior..
Nerve Supply of the Heart
- The heart receives autonomic nerve supply through the cardiac plexus located below the aortic arch.
- The sympathetic fibers originate from the cervical and upper thoracic ganglia (1, 2, 3, 4) of the sympathetic trunks.
- The parasympathetic fibers originate from the vagus nerves.
- Sympathetic fibers accelerate heart rate.
- Parasympathetic fibers slow heart rate and constrict coronary arteries.
- Postganglionic fibers reach the heart through the sinoatrial node (SAN), atrioventricular node (AVN), and the nerve plexus around the coronary arteries.
Conduction System of the Heart
- The beating of the heart is regulated by the intrinsic conduction (nodal) system.
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Explore the intricate structures of the heart, including its four chambers and the surrounding pericardial sinuses. This quiz covers key anatomical features such as the apex of the heart and the relationship of the heart to surrounding organs. Test your knowledge on heart anatomy and its functions.