The Heart Flashcards
Name the 4 main chambers of the heart
Right Atrium
Right Ventricle
Left Atrium
Left ventricle
what are the valves that alow blood to pass through different chambers?
Tricuspid valve
Pulmonary valve
Mitral Valve
Aortic Valve
wher is the tricuspid valve?
inbetween the right atrium and right ventricle
where is the pulmonary valve?
inbetween the right ventricle and pulmoary trunk
where is the mitral valve?
inbetween the left atrium and the left ventricle
where is the aortic valve?
inbetween the left ventricle and the aorta
what takes deoxygenated blood away from the heart?
the pulmonary arteries
what takes oxygenated blood away from the heart?
aorta + decending aorta
how does deoxygenated blood enter the heart?
through the superior and inferior vena cava
how does oxygenated blood enter the heart?
through the pulmonary veins