Soc 16- Structure Of The Blood Vessels Flashcards
What is the function of arteries?
Take oxygenated blood away grom the heart.
Function of the pulmary artery
Carries blood from the heart to the lungs
Function of the veins
Carries deoxygented blood to the heart
Function of pulmary vein
Carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
Function of capillaries
One cell thick, carry oxygenated blood and nutrients to the muscle and carry deoxygented blood into the veins to get rid of waste product
Do veins have high or low pressure?
Low pressure
Do arteries have high or low pressure?
High pressure
What does the vena cava do?
Brings deoxygenated blood from the body
After the vena cava where does the blood go?
Right atrium
What is the valve called and where does the blood go after the right atrium?
Tricspid valve, right ventricle
Where does the blood leave from the right ventricle?
Semilunar valve
What is the use of the pulmary artery and pulmonary vein
Pulmonary artery takes the deoxygenated blood to the lungs
Pulmonary vein takes the oxygented blood back into the heart
Where does the blood go after the pulmonary vein?
Left atrium
Where does the blood go after the left atrium
Through the biscuspid valve into the left ventricle
Where does the blood leave the heart?
Through the aorta
