Circulatory Flashcards
Valves
keeps blood flowing in one direction. The heart has these and veins have these.
Left Ventricle
receives oxygenated blood from the left atrium and pumps it to the aorta
Right Ventricle
receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium and pumps it to the pulmonary artery
Left Atrium
receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and pumps it to the left ventricle
Left Atrium
receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and pumps it to the left ventricle
Right Atrium
receives deoxygenated blood from the vena cava and pumps it to the right ventricle
Deoxygenated
contains no oxygen
Aorta
receives oxygenated blood from the left ventricle and pumps it to the body
Vena Cava
receives deoxygenated blood from the body and carries to the right atrium
Vein
carry blood to the heart and usually deoxygenated. Thinner walls, large opening and contains valves to prevent back flow of blood
Artery
carry blood away from the heart and usually oxygenated. Thick and muscular walls to withstand high pressure and small opening
Capillary
allows diffusion of gases and nutrients from blood into the body cells. Very thin and one cell thick. Small hole and walls are semi-permeable.
Pulmonary Artery
carries deoxygenated blood away from the right ventricle to the lungs
Pulmonary Vein
returns oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
Pulmonary
means “lung” in Latin