Structure and Functions of the Heart Flashcards
How many chambers is the heart divided into?
4
State the upper chamber name.
Atrium.
State the lower chamber name?
Ventricles.
What divides the chambers?
Septum.
What is the type of blood and function of the vena cava?
Deoxygenated blood. Returns the blood to the heart from somatic (body) cells.
What is the type of blood and function of the aorta?
Oxygenated blood. Takes the blood to the somatic (body) cells.
What is the type of blood and function of the pulmonary artery?
Deoxygenated blood. Takes the blood to the lungs.
What is the type of blood and function of pulmonary vein?
Oxygenated blood. Returns the blood to the heart.
What is the type of blood and function of the right atrium?
Deoxygenated blood. Receives blood from the somatic (body) cells and pushes the blood down to the right ventricle.
What is the type of blood and function of the right ventricle?
Deoxygenated blood. Receives blood from the right atrium and pushes the blood up through the pulmonary artery.
What is the type of blood and function of the left atrium?
Oxygenated blood. Receives blood from the pulmonary vein and pushes the blood down to the left ventricle.
What is the type of blood and function of the left ventricle?
Oxygenated blood. Receives blood from the left atrium and pushes the blood up through the aorta.
