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ANAPHY: Cardiovascular System Flashcards

1
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double-layered closed sac that surrounds the heart anchors it

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PERICARDIUM/PERICARDIAL SAC

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2
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facilitate the contraction and relaxation of the heart walls

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MYOCARDIUM

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tiny tip and helps pump or “wing out” blood from the ventricles to the rest of the body or lungs

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APEX

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4
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regulate the right and left ventricles of the heart and allowing them to pump blood upward

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APEX

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5
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receives blood low in oxygen from the body and then empties the blood into the right ventricle

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RIGHT ATRIUM

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6
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receives blood full of oxygen from the lungs and then empties it into the left ventricle

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LEFT ATRIUM

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pumps the oxygen-rich blood to the body through a large network of arteries

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LEFT VENTRICLE

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pumps blood low in oxygen to the lungs

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RIGHT VENTRICLE

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9
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supplies blood to the heart muscle

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CORONARY ARTERY

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10
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carries blood from your heart to your lungs

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PULMONARY ARTERY

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11
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  • the largest blood vessel in the body
  • carries blood “away” from your heart to the rest of your body
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AORTA

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12
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transfer oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart

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PULMONARY VEINS

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carries blood from the legs, feet, and orgas in the lower region

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INFERIOR VENA CAVA

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carries blood from the head, neck, and other organs in the upper region

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SUPERIOR VENA CAVA

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15
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allows blood flowings into the heart from the body to flow to the Right Ventricle where it’s pumped to the lungs for oxygen

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TRICUSPID VALVE

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16
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prevents oxygenated and deoxygenated from mixing

17
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  • determine the passage of blood between the ventricles and main arteries, transporting blood away from the heart to the vital organs
  • prevents backflow during ventricular diastole
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SEMILUNAR VALVES

18
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  • helps keep blood flowing in the right direction
  • has three leaflets or cusps: left, right, non-cusps
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AORTIC SEMILUNAR VALVE

19
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prevents the oxygenated blood from flowing back into the left atrium

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BICUSPID (MITRAL) VALVE

20
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responsible for draining most if the deoxygenated blood leaving the myocardium

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CORONARY SINUS

21
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maintain the position and tension of the atrioventricular valves

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CHORDAE TENDINAE

22
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prevent leakage throuh AV valves during systole

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PAPILLARY MUSCLES

23
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extension of right atrium

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