Mammalian Heart Flashcards
Blood flows through from all systemic circuit except arms and head
Inferior vena cava
Blood flows through from head and arms
Superior vena cava
After right atrium, blood is pumped into the ________ via opening in the ________
Right ventricle, tricuspid valve
After right ventricle, blood pumped into ________ via _______
Pulmonary circuit, pulmonary trunk
After pulmonary circuit, blood is returned to ________ via _______
Left atrium, pulmonary veins
After left atrium, blood is pumped to _______ via opening in the ________
Left ventricle, bicuspid valve
The left ventricle propels blood into the _____
Aorta
________ and ________ prevents tricuspid and bicuspid “blowout”
Chordate tendineae, papillary muscle
Blood first returns into the _______
via the __________
Right atrium, superior vena cava