The heart Flashcards
What are the 2 main entrances to the heart called? Which atrium do they enter?
Vena cava - Into the right atrium.
Pulmonary vein - Into the left atrium.
What are the 2 main exits from the heart called? Which ventricle do they exit?
Pulmonary artery - From the right ventricle.
Aorta - From the left ventricle.
Which valve controls the exit from the right ventricle?
The pulmonic valve.
Which valve controls the exit from the right atrium?
The tricupsid valve.
Which valve controls the exit from the left ventricle?
The aortic valve.
Which valve controls the exit from the left atrium?
The mitral valve.
What are tricupsid and mitral valves an example of?
Atrio ventricular valves.
What is the space between the two ventricles called?
The septum.
Where is the blood coming to vena cava coming from? What kind of blood is it?
The body. It’s deoxygenated blood.
Where is the blood coming to the pulmonary vein coming from? what kind of blood is it?
The lungs. It’s oxygenated blood.
Where is the blood coming to the pulmonary artery going to? What kind of blood is it?
The lungs. It’s deoxygenated blood.
Where is the blood coming to the aorta going to? What kind of blood is it?
The body. It’s oxygenated blood.
