Heart Quiz Flashcards
heart’s muscular pumping chamber, heart pumps blood from the left ventricle into this through the aortic valve to the body
aorta
one of 2 main veins bringing deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart to the right atrium
superior vena cava
transports deoxygenated blood
right pulmonary artery
transports deoxygenated blood from the heart and into the lungs
left pulmonary artery
carries blood to the heart, carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium, one for each lung/aorta
pulmonary veins
upper right branch of the heart, receives deoxygenated blood
right atrium
oxygen-rich blood enters this through the pulmonary vein, then the blood is pumped into the left ventricle
left atrium
prevents back flow of blood into the right atrium
tricuspid valve
opens to increased pressure as the left atrium fills with blood. It flows through as it expands and contracts and forces blood into the aorta.
mitral valve
pumps blood up through the pulmonary valve and through the pulmonary artery and lungs
right ventricle
Pumps blood to tissues all over the body. After flowing, it is pumped through the ventricle and the aorta before going through the rest of the body
left ventricle
a vein that carries blood from the lower body to the heart. This vein carries deoxygenated blood
inferior vena cava
allows blood to leave the heart with arteries, opens into the pulmonary artery, closes so blood cannot go back in the heart, so it will go back in the heart on the other side.
pulmonary valve
the end of the aorta near the diaphragm, a beating muscle where blood flows when you breathe.
descending aorta
Name the 7 factors of heart diseases
Age, gender, diet, exercise, stress, genetics, anxiety
