Heart Flashcards

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1
Q

What is the heart made out of?

A

muscle tissues

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2
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What do the valves do?

A

They keep the blood flowing in the wrong direction They stop the blood from flowing backwards

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3
Q

Name the 4 chambers of the heart.

A

right atrium
right ventricle
left atrium
left ventricle

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4
Q

Describe the journey of de-oxygenated blood?

A
enters the vena cava
right atrium
valve
right ventricle
valve
pulmonary artery
lungs 
the reenters in through the pulmonary vein 
left atrium
valve
left ventricle
valve
aorta
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5
Q

From where does the heart receive its own supply of blood?

A

coronary arteries

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6
Q

What is pacemarker?

A

A group of cells in the right atrium that control the resting heart rate.
These cells create a small electric impulse which causes muscles to react

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7
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Which side of the heart pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs?

A

right

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