a/p quiz Flashcards
on what side is pulmonary circulation
(lungs)
right
on what side is systemic sirculation (body)
left
what are 3 types of blood vessels
arteries
veins
capillaries
what blood does aorta carry
oxygenated blood.
what blood does pulmonary artery carry
deoxygenated blood
what blood does vena cava carry
deoxygenated
what blood does pulmonary vein carry
oxygenated
what are the functions of capillaries
transports oxygen and nutrients
what is the function of auricle
provides extra volume to atrium
what is the function of aitrium
moves blood to ventricles.
what is the function of endocardium
prevents blood clots
what do valves do
they ensure one direction of blood flow
what does chordae tondonae do
prevents valves from opening backwards
what does av node do
delayes impulse into ventricles
what is systole
active contraction- depolarization