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Anatomy
Graduate
09/22/2010

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Term
the vertebral vein and artery in the thorax runs in the ___ ___ of __ vertebrae.
Definition
- transverse foramen of cervical vertebrae
Term
the ascending aorta is in the ___ ___ , while the descending aorta is in the ___ ___.
Definition
- middle mediastinum
- posterior mediastinum
Term
Branches of aorta:
Definition
- brachiocephalic trunk (right only)
- common carotid artery
- subclavian artery
Term
the pulmonary trunk leaves the ___ ___.
Definition
left ventricle
Term
ligamentum arteriosum is remnant of embryonic ___ ___.
Definition
- ductus arteriosus
Term
blood in the pulmonary trunk is ___ and is on the way to the lungs to get oxygen.
Definition
- deoxygenated
Term
layers of heart wall:
Definition
Epicardium
visceral layer (serous pericardium)
often very fatty
Myocardium
primarily cardiac muscle
layer of contraction
forms the bulk of the heart
Endocardium
sheet of endothelium (squamous epithelium)
lines the heart chambers
covers the valves (glistens)
continuous with endothelium of blood vessels
Term
Sternocostal anterior surface of heart:
Definition
formed mainly by right atrium and right ventricle
left border formed by left ventricle
Term
Diaphragmatic surface:
Definition
Formed by right and left ventricles
also the inferior surface of the right atrium
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