Heart Flashcards
The circularly system consists of:
System of tubes ( arteries, capillaries and veins)
A pump (heart)
Valves to ensure a one-way flow
What do veins do
Carry blood to the heart
Have thin walls
Capillaries are found in …..
Muscles and lungs
The heart is a
Muscular organ
The function of the heart is
To pump blood
The right side of the heart pumps blood through the :
Pulmonary circuit
Left side of the heart pumps blood through the
Systemic circuit
A septum separates the
Right and left side of the heart
The left side of the heart has thicker ….
Walls
The left side has thicker walls because
It needs to put blood under higher pressure
Blood flows into the heart from
A vein
When vein carries blood it goes into an
Atrium
From the atrium blood then travels to a
Ventricle
From out of ventricle it then goes out through the
Artery
The right side of the heart a has a valve with three flaps called
Tricuspid valve
The left side of the valve has two flaps which is called
A bicuspid valve
Both side of the heart has a valve called
Semi-lunar valve
