Heart 2❤️💯 Flashcards
Right atrium
Heart chamber that receives deoxygenated blood from the vena cavs
Right ventricle
Heart chamber that receives deoxygenated blood from the pulmonary
Left atrium
Heart chamber that receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary
Left ventricle
Heart chamber that receives oxygenated blood from the left atrium
Tricuspid valve
A one way valve where blood flows from right atrium to right ventricle
Pulmonary valve
A one way valve where blood flows from right ventricle to the lungs
Mitral valve
A one way valve where blood flows from left ventricle
Aoratic valve
A one way valve where blood flows from left ventricle to the rest of the body
Abdominal atery
An artery where oxygenated blood flows from the left ventricle stomach and the legs.
Systole
Measures the force of the blood pressure against the atery walls when when the ventricles contract
Diastole
Measures the force of the blood pressure against the atery walls when the ventricles contract