The Heart Flashcards
Where is the superior vena cava?
Next to the aorta, tube that leads up on the right side of the heart.
When looking at a diagram of a heart in a book it is common that…
The right and left sides are flipped so the diagram is representing what it would look like as if it is in your own chest.
Where is the right atrium?
The upper right chamber of the heart.
Where is the right ventricle?
The lower right chamber of the heart.
Where is the inferior vena cava?
On the right side of the heart. Opposite of the superior vena cava. The right lower tube of the heart.
Where is the left atrium?
The upper left chamber of the heart.
Where is the left ventricle?
The lower left chamber of the heart.
Where are the left and right pulmonary arteries?
Attached to the aorta.
What is the aorta?
Part of the heart with three tubes coming off it.
