Soc15 (Structure of the heart) Flashcards
Stage 1 (Vena Cava)
Deoxygenated blood comes through the inferior and superior vena cava
Stage 2 (Right Atrium)
Goes into the right atrium
Stage 3 (tricuspid valve)
Blood squeezes through this into the right ventricle
Stage 4 (Pulmonary valve)
The right ventricle contracts and squeezes through the pulmonary artery
Stage 4 (Pulmonary artery)
Blood goes out for gas exchange
Stage 5 (Pulmonary veins)
Oxygenated blood comes through here into the left atrium
Stage 6 (Bicuspid valve)
Blood squeezes through here into the left ventricle
Stage 7 (Aortic valve)
When it is the biggest ventricle (left) it contracts and squeezes through the aortic valve
Stage 8 (Aorta)
Blood goes to the rest of the body for respiration
Septum
Separates the left and right ventricle