The Pericardium and Vasculature of the Heart

Question 1 of 33

1

What name is given to the fibroserous, fluid-filled sack that surrounds the muscular body of the heart and the roots of the great vessels?

Select one of the following:

Pericardium
Epicardium
Myocardium
Pleurae

Explanation

Question 2 of 33

1

Which of the two main layers of the pericardium is the external layer?

Select one of the following:

Serous pericardium
Fibrous pericardium

Explanation

Question 3 of 33

1

The fibrous pericardium is continuous with....

Select one of the following:

The central tendon of the diaphragm
The sternum
The myocardium
The trachea

Explanation

Question 4 of 33

1

The fibrous pericardium is made of tough connective tissue and is relatively non-distensible.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 5 of 33

1

The serous pericardium is itself divided into two layers. Which layer forms the outer layer of the heart and is also known as the epicardium?

Select one of the following:

Visceral layer
Parietal layer

Explanation

Question 6 of 33

1

The parietal layer of the serous pericardium lines the internal surface of the fibrous pericardium.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 7 of 33

1

What occurs between the parietal and visceral layers of the serous pericardium?

Select one of the following:

Serous fluid
Blood
Fibrous connective tissue
Lymph fluid

Explanation

Question 8 of 33

1

Drag and drop the correct answers to describe the layers of the heart wall.

Drag an answer into the correct orange point.

Fibrous pericardium

Parietal serous pericardium

Pericardial cavity

Visceral serous pericardium

Myocardium

Endocardium

Heart chamber

Explanation

Question 9 of 33

1

Which of the following are the functions of the pericardium?

Select one or more of the following:

Fixture of the heart in the mediastinum
Prevents overfilling of the heart
Lubrication to reduce friction
Protection from infection
Increases contractility
Contains stem cells to regenerate cardiac myocytes

Explanation

Question 10 of 33

1

How does the pericardium prevent overfilling of the heart?

Select one of the following:

Fibrous pericardium restricts extreme expansion
Serous pericardium restricts extreme expansion
Serous pericardium allows extreme expansion
Fibrous pericardium can be ruptured

Explanation

Question 11 of 33

1

What is pericardial effusion?

Select one of the following:

Accumulation of fluid within the pericardial cavity
Accumulation of blood within the coronary sinuses
Rupture of the fibrous pericardium
Rupture of the serous pericardium

Explanation

Question 12 of 33

1

The pericardium is somatically innervated by...

Select one of the following:

The vagus nerve (CNX)
The phrenic nerve (C3-C5)
The lesser thoracic splanchnic nerves (T5-T9)
The accessory nerve (CNXI)

Explanation

Question 13 of 33

1

Where is referred pain experienced in pericarditis?

Select one of the following:

Shoulders
Left side of the chest
Right side of the chest
Epigastric region

Explanation

Question 14 of 33

1

The coronary arteries branch to supply the whole heart. How many coronary arteries do we have?

Select one of the following:

2
3
4
6

Explanation

Question 15 of 33

1

Where do the coronary arteries arise from?

Select one of the following:

The aorta
The pulmonary trunk
The right atrium
The left atrium

Explanation

Question 16 of 33

1

When does blood enter the coronary arteries?

Select one of the following:

Systole
Diastole

Explanation

Question 17 of 33

1

Drag and drop the correct answers to describe the coronary arteries of the heart.

Drag an answer into the correct orange point.

Sinoatrial nodal branch

Right coronary artery

Right marginal artery

Left circumflex artery

Left coronary artery

Left marginal artery

Anterior interventricular artery

Posterior interventricular artery

Explanation

Question 18 of 33

1

From which coronary artery does the anterior interventricular artery arise from?

Select one of the following:

Left coronary artery
Right coronary artery

Explanation

Question 19 of 33

1

In 80-85% of individuals, the posterior interventricular artery arises from...

Select one of the following:

The left coronary artery
The right coronary artery

Explanation

Question 20 of 33

1

Blood travels from the subendocardium into the...

Select one of the following:

Thebesian veins
Coronary sinus
Great cardiac vein
Small cardiac vein

Explanation

Question 21 of 33

1

These then drain into large veins that empty into the...

Select one of the following:

Coronary sinus
Cardiac sinus
Great cardiac vein
Middle cardiac vein

Explanation

Question 22 of 33

1

Where will you find the coronary sinus?

Select one of the following:

On the posterior surface in the coronary sulcus
On the anterior surface in the coronary sulcus
In the interventricular sulcus
Alongside the superior vena cava

Explanation

Question 23 of 33

1

Where does the coronary sinus drain into?

Select one of the following:

Right atrium
Left atrium
Right ventricle
Left ventricle

Explanation

Question 24 of 33

1

Drag and drop the correct labels to describe the veins draining the heart.

Drag an answer into the correct orange point.

Anterior cardiac veins

Coronary sinus

Small cardiac vein

Middle cardiac vein

Obique vein of left atrium

Great cardiac vein

Left marginal vein

Left posterior interventricular vein

Middle cardiac vein (posterior)

Small cardiac vein (posterior)

Coronary sinus (posterior)

Explanation

Question 25 of 33

1

Drag and drop the correct answers to describe the anterior divisions of the coronary arteries.

Drag an answer into the correct orange point.

Left circumflex artery

Right coronary artery

Left marginal artery

Right marginal artery

Anterior atrioventricular artery

Explanation

Question 26 of 33

1

Drag and drop the correct answers to describe the distribution of the coronary arteries on the posterior surface of the heart.

Drag an answer into the correct orange point.

Left circumflex artery

Left marginal artery

Right marginal artery

Posterior interventricular artery

Right coronary artery

Explanation

Question 27 of 33

1

What provides the sympathetic innervation of the heart?

Select one of the following:

T1-T4
Vagus nerve (CNX)
Phrenic nerve (C3-C5)
Accessory nerve (CNXI)

Explanation

Question 28 of 33

1

What provides the parasympathetic innervation of the heart?

Select one of the following:

T1-T4
Phrenic nerve (C3-C5)
Vagus nerve (CNX)
Accessory nerve (CNXI)

Explanation

Question 29 of 33

1

Considering dermatomes, where will painf rom the heart be referred to?

Select one or more of the following:

Chest
Stomach/lower oesophagus
Upper limb
Shoulders
Groin
Neck

Explanation

Question 30 of 33

1

The ductus arteriosus in the foetus...

Select one of the following:

Connects the pulmonary trunk to the aorta
Connects the aorta to the superior vena cava
Connects the left pulmonary veins to the aorta
Connects the superior vena cava to the pulmonary trunk

Explanation

Question 31 of 33

1

What does the ductus arteriosus become post-natally?

Select one of the following:

Ligamentum arteriosum
Patent foramen ovale
Fossa ovalis
Ductus venosum

Explanation

Question 32 of 33

1

What is the collective function of the foramen ovale and the ductus arteriosus in the foetal heart?

Select one of the following:

Allows blood flowing out of the right heart to enter the aorta to bypass the pulmonary circulation
Allows blood flowing out of the left heart to enter the pulmonary trunk to bypass systemic circulation
Prevents excessive oxygenation of the blood
Prevents hypercapnia

Explanation

Question 33 of 33

1

Drag and drop the correct answers to describe the foetal circulation.

Drag an answer into the correct orange point.

Superior vena cava

Right pulmonary artery

Right pulmonary vein

Ductus arteriosus

Aorta

Left pulmonary artery

Left pulmonary vein

Pulmonary trunk

Left lung

Right lung

Foramen ovale

Inferior vena cava

Liver

Ductus venosus

Descending aorta

Umbilical vein

Umbilical arteries

From placenta

To placenta

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Medicine Anatomy of Systems Quiz on The Pericardium and Vasculature of the Heart, created by Charlotte Jakes on 12/05/2020.

The Pericardium and Vasculature of the Heart

Question 1 of 33

What name is given to the fibroserous, fluid-filled sack that surrounds the muscular body of the heart and the roots of the great vessels?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 33

Which of the two main layers of the pericardium is the external layer?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 33

The fibrous pericardium is continuous with....

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 33

The fibrous pericardium is made of tough connective tissue and is relatively non-distensible.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 33

The serous pericardium is itself divided into two layers. Which layer forms the outer layer of the heart and is also known as the epicardium?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 33

The parietal layer of the serous pericardium lines the internal surface of the fibrous pericardium.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 33

What occurs between the parietal and visceral layers of the serous pericardium?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 33

Drag and drop the correct answers to describe the layers of the heart wall.

Drag an answer into the correct orange point.

Explanation

Question 9 of 33

Which of the following are the functions of the pericardium?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 33

How does the pericardium prevent overfilling of the heart?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 33

What is pericardial effusion?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 33

The pericardium is somatically innervated by...

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 33

Where is referred pain experienced in pericarditis?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 14 of 33

The coronary arteries branch to supply the whole heart. How many coronary arteries do we have?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 15 of 33

Where do the coronary arteries arise from?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 16 of 33

When does blood enter the coronary arteries?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 17 of 33

Drag and drop the correct answers to describe the coronary arteries of the heart.

Drag an answer into the correct orange point.

Explanation

Question 18 of 33

From which coronary artery does the anterior interventricular artery arise from?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 19 of 33

In 80-85% of individuals, the posterior interventricular artery arises from...

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 20 of 33

Blood travels from the subendocardium into the...