Intro to Heart Vocabulary Flashcards
Heart and blood vessels
Cardiovascular system
Heart, blood vessels, and the blood
Circulatory system
Carries blood to lungs for gas exchange and back to heart- right side of heart
Pulmonary circuit
Supplies oxygenated blood to all tissues of the body and returns it to the heart- left side of heart
Systemic circuit
blood is sent to all organs of the body by the ______.
aorta
blood is sent to the lungs by the ______ ______.
pulmonary trunk
fully oxygenated blood arrives from lungs via ________ ________.
pulmonary veins
Oxygen-poor blood arrives from _____ and _____ _______ ______.
inferior and superior venae cavae
wide, superior portion of heart, large vessels attach here
Base
tapered inferior end, tilts to the left
Apex
double-walled sac that encloses the heart
Pericardium
Pericardium outermost layer, a fibrous layer of connective tissue
Parietal pericardium
Pericardium inner layer, a serous membrane covering heart
Visceral pericardium
Layer of cardiac muscle where the muscle spirals around heart which produces wringing motion
myocardium
Covers the valve surfaces and is continuous with endothelium of blood vessels
endocardium
