Cardiovascular System Flashcards

1
Q

Main compartment of the thoracic cavity

A

Mediastinum

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2
Q

Lowest part of the heart

A

Apex

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3
Q

Opposite of the Apex

A

Base

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4
Q

Double walled sac in the heart

A

Pericadium

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5
Q

Blood collection chamber of the heart

A

Atria

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6
Q

Collect and expel blood from the heart

A

Ventricals

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7
Q

Separates the left and right atria

A

Interatrial Septum

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8
Q

Carries deoxygenated blood to the upper half of the body

A

Superior venae cavae

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9
Q

Carries deoxyginated blood to the lower half of the body

A

Inferior venae cavae

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10
Q

Give deoxygenated blood to the lungs

A

Pulmonary Arteries

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11
Q

Get oxygenated blood from the lungs

A

Pulmonary veins

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12
Q

Main artery

A

Aorta

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13
Q

connection of the ventriculas

A

Atrioventricular

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14
Q

Left side valve of the heart

A

Bicuspid valves

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15
Q

Right side valve of the heart

A

Tricuspid valves

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16
Q

Heart strings

A

Chordae tendineae

17
Q

Outer heart valves

A

Semilunar valves

18
Q

Vessels that supply the heart with blood

A

Coronary arteries

19
Q

Veins that move blood to the right of the body

A

Cardiac veins

20
Q

Veins that move blood to the left of the body

A

Coronary sinus

21
Q

Natural pacemaker

A

Sinotrial node

22
Q

specialized cardiac fibers

A

Purkinje fibers

23
Q

electronic heart pacer

24
Q

cardiac cycle

25
Q

part of the cardiac cycle when the heart fills with blood