The Heart Flashcards
What is the job of the valves?
To prevent backflow of blood
Deoxygenated blood is pumped to the lungs by the right ventricle, via…
The pulmonary artery
What is a difference between the left and right ventricles?
The left ventricle has a much thicker wall. This is because it needs more muscle to pump blood around the whole body, not just to the lungs like the right ventricle.
Through what does the right atrium receive deoxygenated blood from the body?
The vena cava
What is the plural of atrium?
Atria
What is the job of the right ventricle?
To pump blood to the lungs
What is the job of the left ventricle?
To pump blood to the rest of the body.
How does oxygenated blood leave the left atrium?
Via the aorta
Which atrium receives oxygenated blood?
The left atrium
What does the right atrium receive?
Deoxygenated blood from the body
What’s the job of the pulmonary vein?
To bring oxygenated blood from the lungs into the left atrium.
