cardiovascular system
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- Created on: 15-02-16 19:49
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- cardiovascular system
- superficial anatomy of the heart
- atria
- thin walled
- upper chambers
- ventricles
- thick, muscular
- lower chambers
- apex points down and tips slightly to the left
- atria
- internal anatomy of the heart
- atriums
- right and left
- separated by the interatrial septum
- ventricles
- right and left
- separated by the interventricular septum
- atriums
- structure of the heart wall
- 3 layers
- epicardium
- myocardium- thickest layer, cardiac muscle
- endocardium
- valves of the heart
- atrioventricular (AV) valves
- separates the atria from the ventricles
- tricuspid- right
- bicuspid- left
- semilunar valves
- separate the ventricles from the great vessels
- pulmonary semilunar valve
- aortic semilunar valve
- atrioventricular (AV) valves
- superficial anatomy of the heart
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