Cardiovascular system Flashcards
How many chambers does the heart have?
Four chambers
what are the top ones called?
Atriums
What are the bottom ones called?
Ventricles
The blood enters in to the?
Atriums
The blood exits from the?
Ventricles
the left side has….
oxygenated blood
A high concentration of oxygen
The right side has….
Deoxygenated blood
Low concentration of oxygen
Tricuspid valves
a one way gate, separates right atrium and ventricle
Bicuspid valves
a one way gate, which separates left atrium and ventricle
Semi lunar valve
A one way gate entrance to the Aorta and pulmonary artery, prevents black flow
Aorta
artery that carries blood from the heart
Vena cava
large vein which carries deoxygenated blood back from the body in to the heart
pulmonary artery
artery that carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
pulmonary vein
carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
Route of Blood
Deoxygenated
- Body
- superior vena cava
- interior vena cava
- right atrium
- Tricuspid valve
- right ventricle
- semi lunar valve
- pulmonary arteries
