Circulatory System : Cardiac Cycle Flashcards

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1
Q

Where will the blood enter the heart?

A

Vena Cava

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2
Q

What type of blood will enter the heart via the Vena Cava?

A

Deoxygenated

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3
Q

Where will the deoxygenated blood go after entering via the Vena Cava?

A

Right Atrium

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4
Q

What happens after the blood enters the Right Atrium?

A

Atria contracts pushing blood into ventricles, through tricuspid valve

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5
Q

What does the tricuspid valve prevent?

A

Backflow

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6
Q

What does the tricuspid valve do after the blood has gone into the ventricles?

A

Closes

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7
Q

Where will blood go after the tricuspid valve?

A

Right Ventricle

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8
Q

What will the right ventricle do with the blood?

A

The right ventricle will contract after the atria then forcing the blood out of the heart.

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9
Q

After the Right Ventricle contracts where will the blood go?

A

Pulmonary Artery

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10
Q

Where will the pulmonary artery take the blood?

A

Lungs

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11
Q

What does the lungs do to the blood?

A

Oxygenates it

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12
Q

How does the oxygenated blood enter the heart again?

A

Via the Pulmonary Vein

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13
Q

Where does the Pulmonary Vein lead the blood?

A

Left Atrium

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14
Q

Where does the blood go after entering the left atrium?

A

Atria contracts pushing the blood down via the Bicuspid Valve

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15
Q

What does the Bicuspid valve do after the blood goes down?

A

Closes

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16
Q

Where will the oxygenated blood go after the bicuspid valve?

A

Left Ventricle

17
Q

What does the Left Ventricle do with the blood?

A

Contracts pushing the blood upwards

18
Q

Where does the blood go after the Left Ventricle?

A

Aorta

19
Q

Where does the blood go after the aorta?

A

All around the body