Anatomy of the Heart Quiz

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What forms the apex of the heart?

Right ventricle

Left ventricle (correct)

Right atrium

Left atrium

Where is point A located?

Upper border of the right 3rd CC one inch from the middle line (correct)

Lower border of the right 2nd CC 1.5 inches from the middle line

Lower border of the left 3rd CC 1.5 inches from the middle line

Upper border of the left 3rd CC one inch from the middle line

What is the diaphragmatic surface of the heart formed by?

Left atrium

Right ventricle (correct)

Right atrium

Left ventricle

What is the name of the groove that separates the ventricular and atrial parts of the sternocostal surface?

Atrioventricular groove Signup and view all the answers

Where is the apex of the heart located?

Left 5th intercostal space Signup and view all the answers

Where is point B located?

Lower border of the left 2nd CC 1.5 inches from the middle line Signup and view all the answers

Which chamber of the heart occupies 2/3 of the ventricular part of the sternocostal surface?

Right ventricle Signup and view all the answers

What passes through the posterior interventricular groove?

Posterior interventricular artery Signup and view all the answers

Where is point C located?

Left 5th intercostal space 3.5 inches from the middle line Signup and view all the answers

Which direction does the apex of the heart point?

Downwards, forwards, and to the left Signup and view all the answers

Which surface of the heart is formed by the left ventricle and left auricle?

Left surface Signup and view all the answers

Which vein passes through the anterior interventricular groove?

Great cardiac vein Signup and view all the answers

What is the base of the heart formed by?

Both atria Signup and view all the answers

Where is point D located?

Right 6th CC half inch from the middle line Signup and view all the answers

What direction does the base of the heart point?

Upwards, backwards, and to the right Signup and view all the answers

Which chamber of the heart occupies 1/3 of the ventricular part of the sternocostal surface?

Left ventricle Signup and view all the answers

Where is the pulmonary valve located?

Behind the left border of the sternum opposite the 3rd costal cartilage Signup and view all the answers

Where is the base of the heart located?

In front of the middle 4 thoracic vertebrae Signup and view all the answers

Where is the aortic valve located?

Behind the right border of the sternum opposite the 3rd intercostal space Signup and view all the answers

Where is the mitral valve located?

Behind the left border of the sternum opposite the 4th costal cartilage Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is not separated by the posterior interventricular groove?

Right atrium and right ventricle Signup and view all the answers

What is the clinical significance of the apex of the heart being on the right side?

It is named dextrocardia Signup and view all the answers

Which chamber of the heart is mainly located in the atrial part of the sternocostal surface?

Right atrium Signup and view all the answers

Which artery passes through the posterior interventricular groove?

Posterior interventricular artery Signup and view all the answers

Where is the tricuspid valve located?

In the middle line opposite to the 4th intercostal space Signup and view all the answers

Which point is located at the upper border of a costal cartilage?

Point A Signup and view all the answers

What is the main atrium that forms the base of the heart?

Left atrium Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the groove that separates the two ventricles on the sternocostal surface?

Anterior interventricular groove Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of the diaphragmatic surface is formed by the right ventricle?

1/3 Signup and view all the answers

Which vein passes through the posterior interventricular groove?

Middle cardiac vein Signup and view all the answers

Which artery passes through the anterior interventricular groove?

Anterior interventricular artery Signup and view all the answers

What is the location of the apex of the heart in relation to the midline?

3.5 inches (9 cm) from the midline Signup and view all the answers

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Test your knowledge on the anatomy of the heart with questions about specific locations, structures, and surfaces of the heart.