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1
Q

What is the interconnecting muscle ridges located int eh ventricular wall?

A

Trabeculae Carnae

2
Q

What are the cone shaped muscles that originate to the ventricle wall which are the attachment sites of the chordae tendinae?

A

Papillary Muscle

3
Q

How are the papillary muscles named in the ventrice?

A

For the cusp that they are associated.

4
Q

What are the three pappilary muscles of the right ventricle?

A

1) Anterior
2) Posterior
3) Septal

5
Q

Which of the papillary muscles of the right ventricle is the largest?

A

Anterior

6
Q

What is the main function of the chordae tendinae?

A

Prevent the eversion of the valve during ventricular contraction

7
Q

What are the cords that attach the papillary muscle to the boarders of the cusps of the tricuspid valve?

A

Chordae Tendinae

8
Q

What is the upper portion of the right ventricle which ends in the pulmonary trunk?

A

Conus Arteriosus

9
Q

What is the thick, muscular ridge which separates the conus arteriosus from the rest of the right ventricle?

A

Supraventriclar crest

10
Q

What is the large trabecula which extends from the intraventricular septum to the base of the anterior papillary muscle?

A

Septomarginal Trabecula (Moderator Band)