Heart Flashcards
The heart pumps blood to deliver ___
Oxygen, nutrients, and hormones
Heart removes __
Carbon dioxide and other waste
How much blood per minute does the heart pump?
5.25 liters per min
The heart is located in the __
Mediastinum
2/3 of the heart is on __
left of the median
Pericardial Sac (pericardial cavity)
serous membrane sac that covers the heart
Fibrous pericardium
outer most layer
Parietal serous pericardium
lines the fibrous pericardium
Visceral serous pericardium (Epicardium)
directly outside the heart
Endocardium
innermost lining of the heart
Myocardium
Thick muscular layer (cardiac muscle)
Right atrium collects blood from __
systemic loop (used blood from body)
right ventricle ejects deoxygenated blood through __
pulmonary trunk to lungs
left atrium collects blood from __
pulmonary loop (lungs)
left ventricle ejects oxygenated blood through __
Aorta to the body