The Heart Flashcards
1
Q
What are the four chambers in the heart?
A
right and left atrium and the right and left ventricle
2
Q
What do the chambers do?
A
They are used for pumping the blood around
3
Q
What are the main blood vessels?
A
vena cava, pulmonary artery, aorta and pulmonary vein
4
Q
Why does the heart have valves?
A
To make sure the blood flows in the right direction and doesn’t go backwards
5
Q
Does it go into the atriums or ventricles first?
A
atrium first ventricle second
6
Q
which blood vessels does blood enter and leave through?
A
enters right atrium through vena cava and left atrium through pulmonary vein it then leaves the right ventricle through the pulmonary artery and leaves the left ventricle through the aorta.
