Structure Of The Heart Flashcards
What is the path of the deoxygenated blood
Vena cava-right atrium-tricuspid valve-right ventricle–pulmonic valve-pulmonary artery- lungs
What is the path of the oxygenated blood
Left atrium-bicuspid valve- left ventricle- aortic valve- aorta
What is a Vo2 max
The volume of oxygen an athlete can consume while exercising at maximum capacity
What is a cusp
A triangular fold or flap of a heart Valve
What is meant by pulmonary
To do with the lungs
What is a vein
Tube that carries blood back to the heart
What is a artery
A muscular tube that carries blood away from the heart
What is the vena cava
Large vein bringing deoxygenated blood into the heart
If something is venous what is it to do with
To do with veins
What is systole
The phase of the heart beat when the heart muscle contracts and pumps blood from the chambers into the arteries
What is diastole
The phase of the heartbeat when the muscle relaxes and lets the chambers fill with blood
