Heart vocabulary Flashcards
An artery that carries oxygen- rich blood from the heart to the brain
Carotid artery
A vein that carries oxygen-poor blood from the brain back to the heart
Jugular vein
An artery that carries oxygen- poor blood from the heart to the lungs
pulmonary artery
A vein that carries oxygen- rich blood from the lungs to the heart
Pulmonary vein
An artery that wraps around the heart ( full of oxygen )
Coronary artery
a vein that wraps around the heart ( full of carbon dioxide
Cardiac vein
relating to the heart
cardiac
relating to the lungs
pulmonary
oxygen- rich blood (O2)
oxygen
oxygen- poor blood (CO2)
carbon dioxide
heart muscle
myocardium
name 3 types of blood vessels
Vein: blood flows toward the heart
Artery: blood flows away from the heart
Capillaries: smallest blood vessel; the exchange of O2 (gas) and CO2 (gas) take place
a loop where blood flows from the heart to the body and back to the heart
circularly system
a loop where blood flows from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart
pulmonary circuit
the biggest artery in the body
Aorta
