The Heart Flashcards

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Myocardium

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Middle layer of the heart

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Epicardium

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The outer layer of the heart

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Endocardium

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Inner layer of the heart

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Right atrium (location)

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Upper right chamber

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Right ventricle (location)

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Lower right chamber

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Left atrium (location)

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Upper left chamber

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Left ventricle (location)

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Lower left chamber

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Right atrium (function)

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Receives deoxygenated blood from the body via both the superior (upper) vena cava & inferior (lower) vena cava & pumps it into the right ventricle

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Right ventricle (function)

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Receives blood from the right atrium and pumps it into the pulmonary artery which carries into belongs to be Oxygenated

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Left atrium (function)

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Receives oxygenated blood from The Lungs via the pulmonary veins and pumps it into the left ventricle

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Left ventricle (function)

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Receives blood from the left atrium and pumps it into the aorta. The walls of the left ventricle are nearly 3 times as thick as those of the right ventricle owing to the force required to pump the blood into the arterial system

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