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Module 7 Flashcards

The Cardiovascular System (20 cards)

1
Q

Choose the closest match. microscopic blood vessels

A

CAPILLARIES

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2
Q

Choose the closest match. largest artery

A

AORTA

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3
Q

Choose the closest match. largest vein above the heart

A

SUPERIOR VENA CAVA

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4
Q

Choose the closest match. small arteries

A

ARTERIOLES

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5
Q

Choose the closest match. largest vein below the heart

A

INFERIOR VENA CAVA

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6
Q

Choose the closest match. small veins

A

VENULES

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7
Q

Blood enters the heart through the right side of the heart through two __________, the superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava.

A

VEINS

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8
Q

The superior vena cava collects blood from the __________ half of the body and the inferior vena cava collects blood from the __________ half of the body.

A

UPPER, LOWER

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9
Q

This blood that is low in oxygen enters the right __________ and is pushed through the __________ valve when the right atrium contracts.

A

ATRIUM, TRICUSPID

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10
Q

Blood leaving the right atrium then goes into the right __________.

A

VENTRICLE

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11
Q

When the right ventricle contracts, blood is pumped through the __________ valve into the pulmonary __________ where it picks up oxygen from the lungs.

A

PULMONARY, ARTERY

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12
Q

This oxygenated blood returns to the heart through the pulmonary veins and goes into the __________ atrium.

A

LEFT

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13
Q

When the left atrium contracts, blood travels through the __________ valve and into the left ventricle.

A

MITRAL

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14
Q

This is a very important part of the process, because the left ventricle pumps blood through the __________ valve and into the __________, where it is distributed to the rest of the body.

A

AORTIC, AORTA

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15
Q

Define pyle-

A

GATE

pyle, pie, gate

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16
Q

Define phleb-

A

VEINS

phleb, flip/flip chart, veins

17
Q

Define thromb-

A

CLOT

thromb, trombone, clot

18
Q

Define lien-

A

SPLEEN

lien, lean cuisine, spelling book, spleen

19
Q

Define arter-

20
Q

Define splen-