Circulatory Sustem Flashcards
Septum
This is the wall in the heart that supersets the chambers
Left ventricle
The strongest chamber that pumps oxygenated blood into the entire body
Pulmonary arteries
These blood vessels bring deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
Right ventricle
This chamber of the heart pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs
Aorta
The largest artery in the body
Superior vena cava
This blood vessel brings deoxygenated blood from the upper body back to the heart
Right atrium
This is the upper chamber that receives deoxygenated blood from the body to the right ventricle
Inferior vena cava
This blood vessel brings deoxygenated blood from the lower body back to the heart
Pulmonary veins
These blood vessels brings oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the heart
Left atrium
This is an upper chamber that pumps oxygenated blood into the left ventricle
Arteries
All blood vessels that bring blood away from the heart
Veins
All blood vessels that bring blood back to the heart
Capillaries
All blood vessels where nutrient and gas exchange takes place
Systole
This is the pressure of the blood vessels during the contraction of the heart
Diastole
This is the pressure of the blood vessels during the relaxation of the heart