The Heart - Cardiac Parts

Question 1

Answer 1

Superior or Cranial Vena Cava

Into the heart from the upper body

Question 2

Answer 2

Aorta

Away from the heart, through the aortic valve, from the left ventricle

Question 3

Answer 3

Left Pulmonary Artery

Away from heart into left lung (through pulmonary valve from right ventricle)

Question 4

Answer 4

Left Pulmonary veins

Blood from left lungs into heart (left atrium)

Question 5

Answer 5

Left Atrium

Blood from lungs (left and right lungs)

Question 6

Answer 6

Mitral (Bicuspid) Valve

Protects flow from left atrium to left ventricle

Question 7

Answer 7

Left Ventricle

To aorta, via the aortic valve

Question 8

Answer 8

Aortic valve

Left ventricle through aortic valve to aorta

Question 9

Answer 9

Right ventricle

Takes blood from the right atrium (from upper and lower body/vena cavas) via the tricuspid valve

Question 10

Answer 10

Tricuspid valve

Protects correct flow from right atrium to right ventricle

Question 11

Answer 11

Right atrium

Holds blood flow from inferiors and superior vena cava before it enters right ventricle

Question 12

Answer 12

Inferior Vena Cava (Caudal)

Lower body into heart, enters right atrium

Question 13

Answer 13

Pulmonary Valve

Protects correct flow from right ventricle into left and right pulmonary arteries

Question 14

Answer 14

Right Pulmonary artery

Blood away from heart, from the right ventricle through the pulmonary valve

Question 15

Answer 15

Right Pulmonary Veins

Blood from right lungs to left atrium (into heart)

Question 16

Types of blood vessels (3)

Answer 16

Arteries (away from the heart) - spurting or gushing blood
Veins (towards the heart) - slower bleeding
Capillaries - oozing slow bleeding