13a. Cardiovascular system Flashcards
What is 1?
Right atrium
What is 2?
Right ventricle
What is 4?
Left ventricle
What is 3?
Left atrium
What is 5 ?
Pulmonary artery
What is 6?
Aorta
What is 7?
Superior vena cava
What is 8?
Inferior vena cava
What is 9?
Pulmonary vein
What is B?
Pulmonary valve
What is D?
Mitral valve/bicuspid valve
What is the function of arteries?
To transport blood away from the heart to the body
What is the function of veins?
To transport blood to the heart from the body
Which blood vessels transport blood away from the heart?
Arteries
Which blood vessels transport blood to the heart from the body?
Veins
What is A ?
Tricuspid valve
Where is the tricuspid valve?
Between the Right Atrium and Right Ventricle
What is C?
Semi lunar valve (aortic valve)
Where is the bicuspid valve?
Between the Left Atrium and Left Ventricle
What is the function of the tricuspid valve?
To prevent backflow from the Right Ventricle to the Right Atrium
What is the function of the bicuspid valve?
To prevent backflow from the Left Ventricle to the Left Atrium
What prevents backflow from the Left Ventricle to the Left Atrium
Bicuspid valve