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Which surface of the heart is formed by the left atrium?
Which surface of the heart is formed by the left atrium?
- Right pulmonary
- Left pulmonary
- Inferior
- Posterior (correct)
Where is the aortic valve located in relation to the sternum?
Where is the aortic valve located in relation to the sternum?
- Level with the third intercostal space on the right side of the middle third of the sternum
- Opposite the fourth costal cartilage in the median plane of the inferior third of the sternal body
- Just below and to the right of the pulmonary valve on the left side of the middle third of the sternum (correct)
- Near to the left third costal cartilage, at the junction of the superior and middle thirds of the body of the sternum
Which cardiac valve is located near to the left third costal cartilage?
Which cardiac valve is located near to the left third costal cartilage?
- Tricuspid valve
- Pulmonary valve (correct)
- Aortic valve
- Mitral valve
In its typical anatomical orientation, which direction does the apex of the heart point?
In its typical anatomical orientation, which direction does the apex of the heart point?
Which surfaces are formed by different internal divisions of the heart?
Which surfaces are formed by different internal divisions of the heart?
Where is the tricuspid valve located in relation to the sternum?
Where is the tricuspid valve located in relation to the sternum?
What are the surface landmarks used to locate the pulmonary valve?
What are the surface landmarks used to locate the pulmonary valve?
What is significant about the surface markings of cardiac valves in relation to auscultation sites?
What is significant about the surface markings of cardiac valves in relation to auscultation sites?
Which part of the cardiac anatomy has been described as an upside down pyramid with its apex pointing in an anterior-inferior direction?
Which part of the cardiac anatomy has been described as an upside down pyramid with its apex pointing in an anterior-inferior direction?
Where does the transverse pericardial sinus lie in relation to the heart's structures?
Where does the transverse pericardial sinus lie in relation to the heart's structures?
What represents the wall dividing the atria from the ventricles?
What represents the wall dividing the atria from the ventricles?
Which chamber of the heart is posteriorly related to the oblique pericardial sinus?
Which chamber of the heart is posteriorly related to the oblique pericardial sinus?
Where is the right ventricle located in relation to the borders of the heart?
Where is the right ventricle located in relation to the borders of the heart?
Which structure is found superiorly on the heart and can be used in coronary artery bypass grafting?
Which structure is found superiorly on the heart and can be used in coronary artery bypass grafting?
What represents the wall separating the ventricles in the heart?
What represents the wall separating the ventricles in the heart?
Which vessels does the transverse pericardial sinus separate?
Which vessels does the transverse pericardial sinus separate?
Which of the following represents the wall dividing the atria from the ventricles?
Which of the following represents the wall dividing the atria from the ventricles?
Where is the transverse pericardial sinus located in relation to the heart's structures?
Where is the transverse pericardial sinus located in relation to the heart's structures?
What is the significance of the oblique pericardial sinus in relation to coronary artery bypass grafting?
What is the significance of the oblique pericardial sinus in relation to coronary artery bypass grafting?
