anatomy quiz heart

the pointy inferior tip of the heart

• apex

• base

flattened posterior side of the heart

• apex

• base

between the atria and ventricles

• atrioventricular sulcus

• interventricular sulcus

between the two ventricles

• atrioventricular sulcus

• interventricular sulcus

double layered membrane surrounding heart

• pericardium

• epicardium

the outermost layer of the heart wall, consists of a layer of simple squamous epithelial tissue and loose connective tissue

• epicardium

• myocardium

• endocardium

the middle and actual muscle of the heart, consists of cardiac muscle tissue and its fibrous skeleton

• epicardium

• myocardium

• endocardium

innermost and a type of simple squamous epithelium, continuous with the endothelium lining all blood vessels in the body

• epicardium

• myocardium

• endocardium

receive blood from veins which are vessels bringing blood to the heart

• atria

• ventricles

ventricles eject blood into ____ which carry blood away from the heart

• atria

• arteries