Heart: basics Flashcards
1
Q
What is the general location of the heart?
A
Withing he pericardial sac in the middle mediastinum
2
Q
What is the difference in size between the left and right ventricles?
A
The walls of the left ventricle are 3x thicker than those of the right
3
Q
Which chamber has the thinnest walls?
A
Right atrium
4
Q
What chamber doe deoxygenated blood enter the heart from systemic circulation?
A
Right Atrium
5
Q
What chamber does deoxygenated blood go into before being sent to the pulmonary arteries to the lungs?
A
Right ventricle
6
Q
When the oxygenated blood returns to teh heart fromt eh lungs througth the pulmonary veins, which chamber does it enter?
A
Left Atrium
7
Q
Which chamber doe the oxygenated blood enter before being sent through the aorta and into systemic circulation?
A
Left Ventricle
