Parts Of The Heart Flashcards
(27 cards)
Aortic Valve
Pumps blood from the left ventricle to the aortic artery
Tricuspid Valve
Pumps blood from the right atrium to the right ventricle
Pulmonary Valve
Pumps blood from the right ventricle to the pulmonary artery
Aorta
Carries oxygenated blood to the body, largest artery
Pulmonary Artery
carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs
Pulmonary Vein
carries oxygen rich blood from the lungs into the heart
Pulmonary artery
Carries low oxygen blood to the lungs from the heart
Superior Vena Cava
Largest vein, carries deoxygenated blood into the heart
Inferior Vena Cava
Carries deoxygenated blood into the heart
What separates parts of the heart?
Septum and Vales
What muscular covers the outside of the heart?
Myocardium muscule
What kind of “skin like” substance is around the heart?
Pericardium
Mitral Valve
Pumps blood from the left atrium to the left ventricle
Pulmonary Circulation
Carry blood to lungs, right
Systemic circulation
Carries blood to parts of the body, left
SA node
Pace maker in the heart, located in the right atrium
Explain the main function of the heart in the circulatory system.
It pumps oxygenated (high in nutrients) to all parts of the body, and pumps deoxygenated blood (high in CO2 and waste) into the lungs to be oxygenated.
What are blood vessels that go to the heart called?
Veins
What carries oxygen to cells and waste away?
Hemoglobin
What are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart called?
Artery
Deoxygenated
High in CO2 and waste
Oxygenated
High in oxygen and nutrients
3 types of vessels
Capillaries, arteries, and veins
Capillaries
Tiny blood vessels
