Heart Facts
What side of the body is the apex on?
Left
What are the top 2 chambers called?
Atria
Blood flow from the right ventricle, to the lungs and back to the left atrium is known as ___________ circulation.
Pulmonary
True or False: All blood in arteries is oxygenated.
False
True or false: The AV valves open and close together; and the SL valves open and close together.
True
What part of the body does the apex lie on?
Diaphragm
What separates the ventricles from each other?
Interventricular septum
Contraction of the heart is known as _________.
Systole
What causes the "lub dub" sound of your heart beat?
Valves closing
The valves between the atria and ventricles are known as the _______ valves
Semilunar valves
What is the name of the muscle layer of the heart?
Myocardium
What is the name of the vein that enters the right atrium?
Blood flows from the right atrium to the ____________.
Right ventricle
Blood travelling from the right atrium, to the right ventricle is ____________.
Deoxygenated
What is another name for the bicuspid valve?
Mitral or Left AV
What is the outer covering of the heart that has 2 layers?
Pericardium
What is the name of the artery that stems out from the left ventricle?
Aorta
Blood flows from the right ventricle, in the _____________, which is then taken to the lungs.
Pulmonary trunk or pulmonary arteries
At the systemic level, blood is dropping off ________ and picking up _________.
Oxygen, Carbon dioxide
Deoxygenation blood passes through the ______ valve to get to the right ventricle.
Right AV valve or tricuspid valve.
The ventricles are also known as the _________ chambers.
Discharging
Where is the myocardium the thickest?
Ventricles
Blood flows from the left ventricle, through the _______, and out to the body.
Aorta
Blood in the pulmonary arteries is ____________.
Deoxygenated
What is the purpose of your valves?
Prevent backflow of blood