Here is some of the Basic Heart Terminology which you should know about the heart.

The Heart Muscle.

Myocytes …

Myocardial septum …

Ventricle …

Atria …

Pericardial sac…

…The larger two chambers in the lower portion of the heart, known as the right and left ventricle. The ventricles are separated by the interventricular septum; valves separate the ventricles from the pulmonary artery (right) and aorta (left).

… The fibrous membrane surrounding the myocardium.

…The individual cells of the heart.

…Tissue separating the heart chambers.

… The upper two chambers of the heart, known as the right atrium and left atrium. The atria are separated from the ventricles by valves and from each other by the atrial septum

In general, cardium, cardiac, and coronary are the terms relating to the heart muscle, which is called the myocardium. Similarly, endocardium means “in the heart”, and pericardium means “around the heart”.

Ex. 20. Read the article “Heart and Palms” and retell it in Russian.

• A palm - ладонь
• dermatoglyphics - дерматоглифика
• a crease – бороздка, складка
• a print - отпечаток
• to damage - поражать
• a fetus - плод
• a sole подошва ноги
• congenital - врождённый
• hereditary - наследственный
• malformation = disorder - нарушение
• the wrist - запястье
• a three pointed star – трёхконечная звезда
• a routing screening test – обычный проверочный тест

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