Heart Flashcards

Steps of the heart (9 cards)

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Function of the Superior Vena Cava

A

Vein that returns deoxygenated blood to the heart from the head and upper limbs

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Function of the Inderior Vena Cava

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Vein that returns deoxygenated blood to the heart from the Trunk and the lower limbs

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Function of the Right Atrium

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First chamber of the heart; Homes the Tricuspid Valve

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Function of the Right Ventricle

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Second Chamber of the heart; Contracts out of the Hearts Chambers

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Function of the Plulmonary Arteries

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Cycles blood through the lungs; Oxygenating the blood

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Function of the Pulmonary Vein

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Moves the oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the heart

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Function of the Left Atrium

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Third Chamber of the heart; Homes the Bicuspid/Mitral Valve

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Function of the Left Ventricle

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Fourth Chamber of the heart; Contracts the Oxygenated blood to the body

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Function of the Aorta/Aortic Arch

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The Arota send the Oxygenated Blood Through the Trunk and Lower limbs;

The Aortic Arch send Oxygenated Blood Through the Head and Upper limbs

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