The way the heart works Flashcards
What atrium first receives oxygen poor blood
Right atrium
From where does the right atrium receives oxygen poor blood
The large superior and inferior vena cava
From the right atrium the oxygen poor blood is passed to the
Right ventricle
What allows oxygen poor blood to be passed form the right atrium to the right ventricle
The tricuspid valve
After the blood reaches the right ventricle it is passed through the ___ to the ____
Pulmonary semilunar valve to the pulmonary arteries
When oxygen poor blood is passed through Pulmonary semilunar valve to the pulmonary arteries it is headed for the :
Lungs
After the lungs the oxygenated blood is pushed into the ___ to move to the left atrium
Pulmonary vein
Once in the left atrium, the oxygenated blood passes through the ___ to the left ventricle
Bicuspid valve/Mitral valve
When the oxygenated blood hits the Left ventricle it is pumped through the ___ into the ____
Aortic semilunar valve / aorta
Arteries carry ____ blood from the heart
Oxygenated
Veins carry ____ blood to the heart
Deoxygenated