Structure of the heart
Heart action
Blood vessels
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upper left chamber of the heart
LEFT ATRIUM
100
Technical name for contraction of the heart.
SYSTOLE
100
Blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to any part of the body.
ARTERIES
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two lower chambers inside the heart
VENTRICLES
200
What is this?
CARDIAC CYCLE
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one of the minute blood vessels between the terminations of the arteries and the beginnings of the veins.
CAPILLARIES
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Structures that control the direction in which blood flows through the heart.
VALVES
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Regular beat or throbbing of the arteries, that can be felt with the fingers at the wrist and neck.
PULSE
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Tubes forming part of the blood circulation system of the body, carrying blood towards the heart.
VEINS
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Wall separating the right and left sides of the heart.
SEPTUM
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Right atrioventricular valve, that controls the flow of blood from right atrium to right ventricle.
TRICUSPID VALVE
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Blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atria of the heart.
PULMONARY VEINS