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Adult Echo Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| propagation speed | 1540 m/s |
| pericardial cavity | fluid filled space, 10-30 ml |
| fibrous layer | tough dense connective tissue |
| Serous layer | made up of parietal and visceral(epicardium) |
| Anterior interventricular sulcus | separates RV and LV |
| Coronary sulcus | separates RA from RV |
| Epicardium | outer most layer |
| myocardium | middle layer |
| Endocardium | innermost layer |
| Right heart | Contains eustacian valve and moderator band |
| Left heart | walls of left heart 2/3 thicker than the right |
| AV valves | Tricuspid & mitral |
| Semilunar valves | Pulmonic & aortic |
| Tricuspid valve leaflets | anterior posterior and septal |
| Mitral valve leaflets | anterior and posterior; anterior leaflet is longer |