Heart Flashcards

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Arteries

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Tube like structures that transports fluids like oxygen,nutrients and hormones through our bodies

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Aorta

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Largest blood vessel and main artery
Carries blood away from the heart to the rest of your body

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Pulmonary artery

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Carries blood from the right ventricle to the lungs for oxygenation

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Pulmonary veins

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Right superior, right inferior, left superior, left inferior
Carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart

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Left atrium

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Top left chamber of the heart
Receives blood returning to the heart from the pulmonary veins

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Mitral valve

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Prevents back flow of blood as it is pumped from the left atrium to the left ventricle

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Left ventricle

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Bottom left chamber
Receives blood from the left atrium and pumps it to the aorta

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Purine fibres

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Muscle fibres located at the base of the heart
Transmit impulses from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles of the heart, contact

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Septum

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Cardiac impulses are carried down the septum to the ventricles of the heart
Separates the lower chambers of the heart

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Inferior vena cava

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One of the largest veins
Located in the lower back
Returns de-oxygenated blood from the legs, back, abdomen and pelvis to the right atrium

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Right ventricle

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Bottom right of the heart
Receives blood from the right atrium and pumps it to the main pulmonary artery

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Tricuspid valve

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Between the right atrium and the right ventricle
Prevents the blood flow back into the right atrium

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Right atrium

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Top right of the heart
Receives blood returning to the heart from the superior and the inferior vena cava

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Sino-atrial node

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Pace maker of the heart upper part of the hearts right atrium
Controls the heart by sending impulses through the heart muscle

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Superior vena cava

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One of the largest veins in the body
Located in the upper chest
Returns deoxygenated blood from the head, arm and chest to the right atrium

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