Heart Flashcards
How many flaps of tissue does a tricuspid valve have?
Three
How many flaps of tissue does a bicuspid valve have?
Two
What is the right antrioventricular valve also known as?
Tricuspid Valve
What is the double-walled membranous sace enclosing the heart known as?
Pericardium
What is a partition or wall separating something called?
Septum
What are blood vessels called that carry blood from the heart to the lungs called?
Pulmonary Arteries
What is systole?
Contraction phase of the heartbeat
What is the epicardium?
External layer of the heart
Where does the myocardium recieve its blood supply from?
Coronary Arteries
What is the mitral valve in the heart also called?
Biscupid Valve
What does the right ventricle do?
Pumps blood into the lungs
Vessels that carry blood away from the heart are known as what?
Arteries
Vessels that return blood to the heart are known as what?
Veins
What are single cell thick vessels that connect the arterial and venous systems?
Capillaries
What does asystole mean?
No Heart Beat
