Module 7 Flashcards
The Cardiovascular System (20 cards)
Choose the closest match. microscopic blood vessels
CAPILLARIES
Choose the closest match. largest artery
AORTA
Choose the closest match. largest vein above the heart
SUPERIOR VENA CAVA
Choose the closest match. small arteries
ARTERIOLES
Choose the closest match. largest vein below the heart
INFERIOR VENA CAVA
Choose the closest match. small veins
VENULES
Blood enters the heart through the right side of the heart through two __________, the superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava.
VEINS
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.
UPPER, LOWER
This blood that is low in oxygen enters the right __________ and is pushed through the __________ valve when the right atrium contracts.
ATRIUM, TRICUSPID
Blood leaving the right atrium then goes into the right __________.
VENTRICLE
When the right ventricle contracts, blood is pumped through the __________ valve into the pulmonary __________ where it picks up oxygen from the lungs.
PULMONARY, ARTERY
This oxygenated blood returns to the heart through the pulmonary veins and goes into the __________ atrium.
LEFT
When the left atrium contracts, blood travels through the __________ valve and into the left ventricle.
MITRAL
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.
AORTIC, AORTA
Define pyle-
GATE
pyle, pie, gate
Define phleb-
VEINS
phleb, flip/flip chart, veins
Define thromb-
CLOT
thromb, trombone, clot
Define lien-
SPLEEN
lien, lean cuisine, spelling book, spleen
Define arter-
ARTERY
Define splen-
SPLEEN