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carry blood away from the heart
artery
carries blood from capillaries toward the heart
vein
thin-walled vessel of the body
capillary
the arteries that supply blood to the heart
coronary arteries
supplies blood to the left side of the heart muscle
left coronary artery
branches off the left coronary artery and supplies blood to the front of the left side of the heart
left anterior descending artery
branches off the left coronary artery and surrounds the heart muscle. this artery supplies blood to the outer side and back of the heart
circumflex artery
supplies blood to the right ventricle, right atrium, and sinoatrial (SA) and atrioventricular (AV) nodes, which regulate heart rhythm.
right coronary artery
order the movement of blood flow starting with deoxygenated blood coming from the upper/lower body
- superior/inferior vena cava
- right atrium
- tricuspid valve
- right ventricle
- pulmonary valve
- pulmonary arteries
- lungs
- pulmonary veins
- left atrium
- mitrial valve
- left ventricle
- aortic valve
- aorta
what is this?
superior vena cava
right atrium
aorta
pulmonary artery
left atrium
mitrial valve
aortic valve
pulmonary valve
left ventricle
inferior vena cava
right ventricle
tricupsid valve
pulmonary valve
right atrium
blood pressure is a measure of how fast the molecules in blood are hitting the walls of the ________. It ________with increased blood volume & with increased heart rate. it is an important indicator of _________ health and should be under _________ at rest.
arteries, increases, cardiac, 120/80 bpm