Heart Flashcards
1
Q
Name the four chambers of the heart?
A
- Right Atrium
- Right Ventricle
- Left Atrium
- Left Ventricle
2
Q
Name the 4 valves in the heart?
A
- Tricuspid
- Bicuspid
- Pulmonary semilunar valve
- Aortic semilunar valve
3
Q
Name the blood vessels of the heart
A
- Vena cava
- Aorta
- Pulmonary artery
- Pulmonary Vein
4
Q
Describe the Blood Flow through the heart
A
Deoxygenated blood enters the heart thru the superior and inferior vena cava to the Right Atrium.
Blood travels thru Tricuspid Valve into the Right Ventricle
Blood continues to travel thru the Pulmonary Semilunar Valve out to the lungs via the Pulmonary Arteries.
Oxygenated blood returns via Pulmonary Veins into the Left Atrium
Blood travels through the Bicuspid Valve to the Left Ventricle
Blood continues to the Aortic Semilunar Valve to the Aorta where it gets pumped to the entire body
