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Parts of the Heart Flashcards

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Superior Vena Cava

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vein that brings deoxygenated blood from your head and shoulders to the right atrium

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Inferior Vena Cava

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vein that brings deoxygenated blood from lower body to the right atrium

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Vein vs Artery

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A = Away
Arteries take blood away from the heart
Veins take blood towards the heart

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Right Atrium

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one of four chambers of the heart
receives deoxygenated blood from the body and empties it into the right ventricle

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Atrium

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receives blood from veins
top chambers

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Tricuspid Valve

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controls the flow of blood from the right atrium (top chamber) to the right ventricle (bottom chamber)

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Right Ventricle

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accepts and propels deoxygenated blood from the right atrium to the lungs

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Pulmonary Semilunar Valve

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valve that lies between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery

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Pulmonary Trunk

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pulmonary artery that stems from the heart

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Pulmonary Arteries

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carry oxygen-poor blood from your heart to your lungs

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Lungs

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where blood is oxygenated

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Pulmonary Veins

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takes blood from the lungs back to the heart

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Pulmonary Loop

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includes all the arteries and veins related to taking blood to and from the lungs

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Left Atrium

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receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary veins

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Ventricle

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takes blood from the atrium and pumps it through arteries
bottom chambers

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Bicuspid Valve

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controls blood flow from the left atrium to the left ventricle
stronger than tricuspid

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Left Ventricle

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accepts blood from the left atrium and pumps it into arteries and throughout the rest of the body

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Aortic Semilunar Valve

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controls blood flow from the Left ventricle to the aorta
(oxygen-rich blood)

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Aortic Trunk

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The first part of the Aorta that stems from the heart

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