Heart Flashcards
Makes up the Cardiovascular System
Heart, Blood Vessels and Blood
Right side of Heart pumps blood to the lungs and back to the L.side of the heart through vessels of__?
Pulmonary Circulation
Left side of the heart pumps blood to all other tissues of the body and back to the right side of the heart through vessels of__?
Systemic Circulation
Blunt rounded point of the heart
Apex
Larger, flat part at the opposite end of the heart
Base
Heart, Tranchea, Esophagus and ass.structures firma midline partition called__?
Pericardial Cavity
Outer layer of pericardium and composed of tough, fibrous conn.tissue
Fibrous Pericardium
Inner layer and consists of flat epithelial cells with a thin layer of conn.tissue
Serous Pericardium
Lines the fibrous pericardium
Parietal Pericardium
Covers the heart surface
Visceral Pericardium
Located at the base of the heart
Atria (Atrium)
Extended from the base of the heart toward the apex
Ventricles
Seperating the atria from the ventricles
Coronary Sulcus
Varru blood to the Right Atrium
Superior Vena Cava and Inferior Vena Cava
Four___ carry blood from the lungsto the Left Atrium
Pulmonary Veins