Can you label hearts?
In this interactive, you can label parts of the human heart….Parts of the heart.
| Labels | Description |
|---|---|
| Left atrium | Receives oxygenated blood from the lungs |
| Left ventricle | Region of the heart that pumps oxygenated blood to the body |
What is the A and P of the heart?
The atria and ventricles are side by side and share a common wall (like adjoining apartments). The common wall between the atria is the interatrial septum and the common wall between the ventricles is the interventricular septum.
What is a heart AP?
Congenital Heart Disease Aortopulmonary (AP) window is an abnormal connection between the intrapericardial components of the aorta and pulmonary artery.
Which side of the heart is thicker?
left
The left side of your heart The left ventricle of your heart is larger and thicker than the right ventricle. This is because it has to pump the blood further around the body, and against higher pressure, compared with the right ventricle.
What’s the main artery called?
aorta
The largest artery is the aorta, the main high-pressure pipeline connected to the heart’s left ventricle. The aorta branches into a network of smaller arteries that extend throughout the body. The arteries’ smaller branches are called arterioles and capillaries.
What is the anatomy of heart?
The heart is made up of four chambers: two upper chambers known as the left atrium and right atrium and two lower chambers called the left and right ventricles. MORE FROM MICHIGAN: Sign up for our weekly newsletter. It is also made up of four valves: the tricuspid, pulmonary, mitral and aortic valves.
What are the three layers of the heart?
The wall of the heart separates into the following layers: epicardium, myocardium, and endocardium. These three layers of the heart are embryologically equivalent to the three layers of blood vessels: tunica adventitia, tunica media, and tunica intima, respectively.
What does AP mean in radiology?
AP, X-ray: An X-ray picture in which the beams pass from front-to-back (anteroposterior). As opposed to a PA (posteroanterior) film in which the rays pass through the body from back-to-front.