circulatory system Flashcards
1
Q
blood journey
A
- superior/inferior vena
- right attrium
- right ventricle
- pulmonary artery
- lungs (oxygenated)
- pulmonary veins
- left attrium
- left ventricle
- aorta
- blood to body and organs
- repeat
2
Q
valves in order
A
tricuspid valve
pulmonary valve
mitral valve
aortic valve
3
Q
what are ventricles
A
are the lower, thick walled chambers that pump blood from the heart to the body
right ventricle goes to heart,
left ventricle goes to body
4
Q
what is the circulatory system made up of
A
blood vessels that carry blood away from and towards the heart
heart
5
Q
difference between veins and arteries
A
veins carry blood from your organs and towards the heart. Carry deoxygenated blood, less thick walls,
arteries carry blood away from heart, carry oxygenated blood, thicker walls
6
Q
action of the heart
A
able to receive and pump blood through the cardiac cycle.
This consists of the disatole (relaxation of filling) and systole ( contraction or pumping phase)
