The Heart Flashcards
What are the routes that blood travels?
- Cardiac Circulation route
- Pulmonary Circulation Route
- Systemic Circulation Route
What is Cardiac Circulation Route?
To and from the heart’s muscle wall
What is Pulmoary Circulation Route?
To and from the right and left lungs?
What is Systemic Circulation Route?
To and from the rest of the body
What is this vessel?
Superior Vena Cava
What is this vessel?
Inferior Vena Cava
What is the tiny hole in the Right Atrium?
Coronary sinus opening
What is this structure?
Tricuspid Valve
Top-Right chamber of heart:
Right Atrium
Hollow pouch in atriums:
Auricle
Strings of valves:
Chordae Tendineae
Anchors strings:
Papillary Muscles
What is this Vessel?
Pulmonary Artery Trunk
Which chamber does the pulmonary artery trunk attack to?
Right Ventricle
What is this chamber?
Right ventricle