Heart Flashcards
Steps of the heart (9 cards)
Function of the Superior Vena Cava
Vein that returns deoxygenated blood to the heart from the head and upper limbs
Function of the Inderior Vena Cava
Vein that returns deoxygenated blood to the heart from the Trunk and the lower limbs
Function of the Right Atrium
First chamber of the heart; Homes the Tricuspid Valve
Function of the Right Ventricle
Second Chamber of the heart; Contracts out of the Hearts Chambers
Function of the Plulmonary Arteries
Cycles blood through the lungs; Oxygenating the blood
Function of the Pulmonary Vein
Moves the oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the heart
Function of the Left Atrium
Third Chamber of the heart; Homes the Bicuspid/Mitral Valve
Function of the Left Ventricle
Fourth Chamber of the heart; Contracts the Oxygenated blood to the body
Function of the Aorta/Aortic Arch
The Arota send the Oxygenated Blood Through the Trunk and Lower limbs;
The Aortic Arch send Oxygenated Blood Through the Head and Upper limbs