Cardiovascular System Flashcards
Main compartment of the thoracic cavity
Mediastinum
Lowest part of the heart
Apex
Opposite of the Apex
Base
Double walled sac in the heart
Pericadium
Blood collection chamber of the heart
Atria
Collect and expel blood from the heart
Ventricals
Separates the left and right atria
Interatrial Septum
Carries deoxygenated blood to the upper half of the body
Superior venae cavae
Carries deoxyginated blood to the lower half of the body
Inferior venae cavae
Give deoxygenated blood to the lungs
Pulmonary Arteries
Get oxygenated blood from the lungs
Pulmonary veins
Main artery
Aorta
connection of the ventriculas
Atrioventricular
Left side valve of the heart
Bicuspid valves
Right side valve of the heart
Tricuspid valves
Heart strings
Chordae tendineae
Outer heart valves
Semilunar valves
Vessels that supply the heart with blood
Coronary arteries
Veins that move blood to the right of the body
Cardiac veins
Veins that move blood to the left of the body
Coronary sinus
Natural pacemaker
Sinotrial node
specialized cardiac fibers
Purkinje fibers
electronic heart pacer
pacemaker
cardiac cycle
systole
part of the cardiac cycle when the heart fills with blood
diastole
