B2 Specifially The Heart Flashcards
(15 cards)
Which side of the heart has deoxygenated blood?
Left
Which side of the heart has the oxygenated blood?
Right
For the 4 chambers of the heart, the top two are the left and right what?
Atrium
For the 4 chambers of the heart, the bottom two are the left and right what?
Ventricle
The right atrium is the vena cava, meaning it is what?
From the body
The left atrium is called the aorta, and is what?
To the Body
The right ventricle is the pulmonary artery, meaning it is ___ the lungs?
To the lungs
The left ventricle is the pulmonary vein meaning it is what?
From the lungs
(veIN to the heart)
Which chamber of the heart has the “Pacemaker” cells?
Right atrium
What do the pacemaker cells in the right atrium control?
Resting heart rate
Between the (oxygenated) atrium and ventricle contain what?
Valves
What to valves prevent?
The backflow of blood
If natural pacemaker cells do not work properly, what can be put in its place?
Artificial pacemaker
From the right ventricle of the heart, where does the blood flow?
From body
From the lungs where does the blood flow into the heart?
Left atrium
