heart anatomy Flashcards
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Left side of the heart is oxygenated, Right is Deoxygenated, however pulmonary artery is an expection
what does the superior vena cava do
it is deoxygenated blood returning from the brain
what does the aorta do
pumps oxygen rich blood everywhere expect lungs
what does pulmonary artery do
moves deoxygenated blood away from the heart on the left and right
what do the pulmonary veins do
allow for oxygen rich blood to come towards the heart to the left ventricle from the left lung to fill the left atrium
what does the aortic value do
allows oxygen rich blood into aorta
what does the mitral value do
the mitral value/bicuspid av value carries oxygenated blood into the left ventricle
what are the atrium and ventricles separated by
separated by valves
tricuspid valve
it opens up once the right atrium is full and results in deoxygenated blood going to fill the right ventricle and then contract and moves blood through the pulmonary valve
inferior vena cava
blood returning from the lower areas
vena cava
veins that are going to deliver deoxygenated blood to the right atrium
explain the process of blood flow
once the right atrium is full deoxygenated blood is going to the tricuspid valve to fill the right ventricle which contracts and then moves blood through the pulmonic valve which then travels through the pulmonary arteries and sends it to the lungs. after it sends it to the lungs, oxygenated blood is then carried from the left side to fill the left atrium and fill the mitral valve into the left ventricle then the aortic valve then the aorta and then a body cell and from there the superior and inferior vena cavas