Structure Of The Heart

Question 1

What does the left side of the circulator system carry

Answer 1

Oxygenated blood from the lungs

Question 2

What does the right side of the circulatory system carry

Answer 2

Deoxygenated blood from the body

Question 3

How many parts is the heart divided into

Answer 3

4 chambers: 2 atriums and 2 ventricles

Question 4

Describe the right ventricle

Answer 4

• pumps blood to lungs and is thinner than the left ventricle

Question 5

Describe the left ventricle

Answer 5

Pumps blood to the body and is therefore more thicker

Question 6

Where are the valves found

Answer 6

Between each atrium and ventricles

Question 7

What is the point of the valves

Answer 7

Prevent back flow into artia when ventricle contract

Question 8

Names of the 2 valves

Answer 8

Left atrioventricular valve and right atrioventricular valve

Question 9

What blood vessel are the left ventricles connected to

Answer 9

Aorta

Question 10

What blood vessel are the right atrium connected to

Answer 10

Vena cava

Question 11

Names of the 4 vessels

Answer 11

• Aorta
• vena cava
• pulmonary artery
• pulmonary vein

Question 12

What blood vessel as is the right ventricles connected to

Answer 12

Pulmonary artery

Question 13

What blood vessel is the left atrium connected to

Answer 13

Pulmonary veins

Question 14

Describe the aorta

Answer 14

• connected to left ventricle

- carries oxygenated blood to the body

Question 15

Describe the vena cava

Answer 15

• connected to right atrium

- carries deoxygenated blood to the heart

Question 16

Describe the pulmonary artery

Answer 16

• connected to right ventricle

- carries deoxygenated blood to the lung

Question 17

Describe pulmonary vein

Answer 17

• Connected to the left atrium

- bring oxygenated back from the lungs

Question 18

What supply’s the heart with oxygen

Answer 18

• coronary artery

- branch of fro the aorta