Exercise 20 & 22– Term list, don’t forget the Exercise 20 review and all
activities!
Terms that must be identified in histology are marked with an * and if they can be
seen in both gross and histological preparations they will be marked with a **.
Some terms are abbreviated for space (L: left, R: right, A: anterior, P: posterior, AV:
atrioventricular), you need to write them out on a quiz practical.
EXTERNAL ANATOMY OF THE HEART AND POSITION IN BODY – EX. 20
-Locating the heart on the surface of
-Cardiac tamponade
the body
-Base of the heart
-Jugular notch
-Apex of the heart
-Sternal angle
-L/R border of the heart
-Mediastinum
-Inferior border of the heart
-Pericardium
-Epicardium
-Fibrous pericardium
-Myocardium
-Serous pericardium
-Endocardium
-Parietal pericardium
-Endocarditus
-Visceral pericardium
-Coronary (atrioventricular) sulcus
-Pericardial cavity
-A and P interventricular
-Pericarditus
sulcus
BLOOD FLOW IN THE HEART (BE ABLE TO ID EACH TERM; LISTED IN ORDER OF BLOOD FLOW)
Right side of heart –
R atrium 
R AV (tricuspid) valves 
R ventricle 
Conus arteriosus 
Pulmonary semilunar valve 
Pulmonary trunk 
L & R pulmonary arteries 
Lungs 
Pulmonary veins 
To left side of heart
Left side of heart
L atrium 
L AV (mitral, bicuspid) valve 
L ventricle 
Aortic vestibule 
Aortic semilunar valve 
Arch of the aorta (Aortic arch) 
Brachiocephalic trunk OR L common
carotid artery OR L subclavian artery OR
descending aorta 
Systemic ciruculation 
Superior and Inferior vena cave 
To right side of heart
INTERNAL ANATOMY OF THE HEART (ALSO ID STRUCTURES LISTED IN BLOOD FLOW SECTION)
-Atrium
-Atrial septal defect
-Auricle
-Ventricle
-Pectinate muscles
-Interventricular septum
-Fossa ovalis
-Ventricular septal defects
-Foramen ovale
-Trabeculae carneae
-R AV orifice
-Papillary muscles
-Interatrial septum
-Chordae tendineae
CORONARY CIRCULATION
-R and L coronary arteries
-Circumflex artery
-L marginal artery
-A interventricular artery
-R marginal artery
-Anastomosis
-P interventricular artery
ADDITIONAL TERMS
-Systemic circulation
-Pulmonary circulation
CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY – EX. 22
Cardiac cycle
-Systole
-Atrial systole
-Ventricular systole
-Diastole
-Atrial diastole
-Ventricular diastole
-Heart sounds
-“Lubb-dupp”
-Auscilation areas for the heart
Blood pressure
-Systolic pressure
-Diastolic pressure
-Arterial blood pressure
-Brachial artery
-Pulse pressure
Pulse rate
-Pulse
-Temporal artery pulse
-Carotid artery pulse
Electrocardiography
-Cardiac conduction system
-Sinoatrial (SA) node
-Internodal pathways
-AV node
-AV bundle
-Bundle branches
-Purkinje fibers
-Coronary sinus
-Great cardiac vein
-Middle cardiac vein
-Small cardiac vein
-Post. cardiac vein
-A cardiac veins
-Cardiac cycle
-Congestive heart failure
-Bicuspid area
-Tricuspid area
-Aortic semilunar area
-Pulmonary semilunar
area
-Isovolumetric contraction
-Ventricular ejection
-Mitral valve prolapse
-Heart murmur
-Mean arterial pressure (MAP)
-Sphygmomanometer
-Korotkoff sounds
-Arteriosclerosis
-Hypertension
-Radial artery pulse
-Popliteal artery pulse
-Electrocardiography
-Electrocardiogram
-P wave
-QRS complex (interval)
-T wave
-QT interval
-Beats per minute (BPM)