Med Term #3

Question 1

Valve

Answer 1

Actual flaps located on each end of 2 ventricles of heart, act as one-way inlet/outlet for blood. 4 ventricles are: tricuspid, pulmonary,mitral,aortic

Question 2

Endocardium

Answer 2

Thin smooth membrane that lines inside of chambers of the heart & forms surface of valves.

Question 3

Pericardium

Answer 3

Membrane enclosing heart, consisting of an outer fibrous layer & inner double layer of serous membrane.

Question 4

Arteries

Answer 4

Muscular-walled tubes by which oxygenated blood is conveyed from the heart to all parts of the body.

Question 5

Veins

Answer 5

Blood vessels; tubes carrying mostly oxygen-depleted blood towards the heart.

Question 6

Aorta

Answer 6

Main artery of body; supplying oxygenated blood to circulatory system.

Question 7

Vena cava

Answer 7

Large vein carrying deoxygenated blood into the heart; humans have 2: inferior/superior.

Question 8

Capillaries

Answer 8

Any of fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles & venues.