Circulatory System Flashcards
Top right chamber of the heart
Right atrium
Vein from the upper body into the top right chamber of the heart
Superior vena cava
Valve separating top and bottom right chambers of heart
Tricuspid valve
Bottom right chamber of heart
Right ventricle
Vessel taking blood from bottom right chamber of heart to lungs
Pulmonary artery
Vein carrying blood from the lower body to the top right chamber of the heart
Inferior vena cava
Vessel taking blood from the lungs to the top left chamber of the heart
Pulmonary vein
Top left chamber of the heart
Left atrium
Valve separating top and bottom chambers of the left part of heart
Mitral valve
Bottom left chamber of heart
Left ventricle
Artery taking blood to upper body from bottom left of heart
Ascending aorta
Artery sending blood to lower body from bottom left chamber of heart
Descending aorta
Thick wall of muscle separating left and right side of heart
Septum
Collective name for top two chambers of heart
Atria
Largest vein in human body
Inferior vena cava