#1 Heart Flashcards
An Artery that carries oxygen -rich blood from the heart to the brain.
Carotid artery
A vein that carries oxygen-poor blood from the brain back to the heart.
Jugular vein
An artery that carries oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lung
Pulmonary artery
A vein that carries-rich blood from the lung to the heart
Pulmonary vein
An artery that wraps around the heart (full of oxygen)
Coronary artery
A vein that wraps around the Hear ( full of carbon dioxide )
Cardiac vein
relating to the heart
cardiac
Relating to the lung
Pulmonary
Oxygen - rich blood (02)
Oxygen
Oxygen- poor blood ( CO2)
Carbon dioxide
Heart muscle
Myocardium
A heart natural pacemaker that sends electrical impulses, causing the heart to contract properly. It is found in the right artrium
SA( sinoatrial) node
A loop where blood flows from the heart to the body and back to the heart
Circulatory
Olympia blood flows from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart
Pulmonary circuit