Dissect, display and identify a sheep’s heart (LC 2026) (Leaving Cert Biology): Quizzes
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How can you identify the front side of the heart when it is placed on the dissecting board?
How can you identify the front side of the heart when it is placed on the dissecting board?
The left side feels firmer
How many chambers does the heart have?
How many chambers does the heart have?
Four chambers
Where is the bicuspid valve located?
Where is the bicuspid valve located?
Between left atrium and ventricle
How many flaps does the bicuspid valve have?
How many flaps does the bicuspid valve have?
Two flaps
What do the chordae tendinae connect to?
What do the chordae tendinae connect to?
Valve to papillary muscles
Where is the tricuspid valve located?
Where is the tricuspid valve located?
Between right atrium and ventricle
How many flaps does the tricuspid valve have?
How many flaps does the tricuspid valve have?
Three flaps
What is the septum?
What is the septum?
A thick muscular wall dividing ventricles
Where is the semi-lunar valve found?
Where is the semi-lunar valve found?
In the aorta
What shape are the flaps of the semi-lunar valve?
What shape are the flaps of the semi-lunar valve?
Three half-moon-shaped flaps
Where are the openings to the coronary arteries located?
Where are the openings to the coronary arteries located?
At base of aorta above semi-lunar valve
Where should the first shallow cut be made during the dissection?
Where should the first shallow cut be made during the dissection?
Left ventricle and left atrium