Vessels Of The Heart Flashcards

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Contains blood being pumped by the left ventricle to all the systems of the body

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Ascending aorta

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Brings venous blood to the right atrium from the upper body

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Superior vena cava

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Lisa base of the aorta to the right of the pulmonary trunk and lies in the fat filled coronary sulcus as it passes to the posterior heart

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Right coronary artery

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Ear like flap of atrium

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Right auricle

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Enters the heart just after passing through the diaphragm

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Inferior vena cava

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For blood being pumped by the right ventricle to the lungs for a fresh supply of oxygen

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Pulmonary trunk

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This vessel leaves the base of the aorta and turns to lie in the coronary sulcus, the depression between atria and ventricles

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Left coronary artery

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7
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The continuation of the left coronary artery to the posterior heart. It lies in the coronary sulcus

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Circumflex artery

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This branch of the left coronary artery lies in the fat filled anterior and interventricular sulcus, the depression over the interventricular septum. It supplies blood to both ventricles

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Anterior interventricular artery

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9
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Lies in the anterior interventricular sulcus beside the artery. It continues by turning to lie in the coronary sulcus with the circumflex artery and then terminates on the posterior heart

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Great cardiac vein

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10
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Ear like flap of left atrium

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Left auricle

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11
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Take oxygenated blood into the left atrium

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Pulmonary veins

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12
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Termination of the great cardiac vein. It lies in the coronary sulcus and serves as a reservoir for the venous blood

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Coronary sinus

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13
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Direct continuation of the right coronary artery. Lies in the posterior interventricular sulcus

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Posterior interventricular artery

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