The Heart Flashcards
(15 cards)
Where is the heart positioned
Behind the ribcage between the lungs
The heart has thick muscular walls and is divided into how many pumps
Two
Each pump in the heart has how many chambers
Two
What are the two pumps of the heart called
Left and right ventricles
What does the right ventricle do
Pumps blood to the lungs
What does the left ventricle do
Pumps blood to the rest of the body
What does the right atrium do
Receives oxygen-poor blood from the body and pumps it to the right ventricle
What does the left atrium do
Receives blood full of oxygen from the lungs and then empty’s the blood into the left ventricle
What is the lower larger chamber called in the heart
The ventricle
How does the deoxygenated blood travel to the lungs
Through the pulmonary arteries
When the the deoxygenated blood in the lungs has received a fresh supply of oxygen and becomes bright red it travels back to the hearts left side pump via what
Pulmonary veins
When the oxygenated blood leaves the left side of the heart through arteries it gradually divides into what
Capillaries
What do the capillaries do
Release food and oxygen to the body cells, and carbon dioxide and other waste products are returned to the bloodstream
The carbon dioxide and waste products in the blood travel where in the veins
Back to the right side of the heart for the process to begin again
