Heart Flashcards
arteries
Carry blood away heart
Veins
Carry blood towards heart
Atrium
Upper chamber (thin walls )
Ventricle
Pump blood away from heart (thick wall)
Valves
Separate chambers
Plasma
Liquid portion
Platelets
Cellulal fragments
Tissue
group of same specialised cells
Organ
combo of diff tissues, work to do specific jobs
Organ system
group of diff organs , work together do diff jobs
Vena cava
Deoxygenated blood
Tricuspid valve
make blood flow right atrium -> right ventricle
Aorta
Oxygenated blood
coronary artery
deliver blood to capillaries
Septum
middle part breaks off both sides
coronary viens
Deoxygenated blood to right atrium (become oxygenated)
double circulatory system
right side pump blood to lungs . left side pump blood to body
R-vava. vava-L
R- vena cava, atrium , ventricle artery
L-vein ,atrium ,ventricle ,aorta
