The Cardiovascular System Flashcards
What is the Vena Cava?
Located on the right of the heart, this is where blood enters.
What is the right atrium?
The right atrium passes blood through a valve into the right ventricle.
Where does blood go from the right ventricle?
Blood goes up into the pulmonary artery and through to the lungs.
Where does blood re-enter the heart?
Through the pulmonary vein on the left of the heart.
Where does blood go from the pulmonary vein?
Into the pulmonary artery.
Where does blood go from the pulmonary artery?
Into the left atrium.
Where does blood go from the left atrium?
Into the left ventricle.
Where does blood go from the left ventricle?
Up into the aorta.
Where does blood go from the aorta?
Into the rest of the body.
Describe 2 features of an artery.
An artery has thick walls and a thin lumen.
Describe 3 features of the capillaries.
Their lumen is one cell thick.
This allows for diffusion.
They have a large surface area.
Describe 3 features of veins.
They have valves
A thin wall
A thick lumen.
