Heart Anatomy
Chamber of the heart that receives blood from body
What is right atrium?
Vessel that brings blood from the lower body into the heart
what is inferior vena cava?
First chamber blood enters
What is right atrium?
Valve in between the right atrium and right ventricle
What is tricuspid valve?
The largest artery in the body
What is the aorta?
Chamber of the heart that pumps blood to the lungs
What is right ventricle?
Vessels that carry blood to the lungs
What is pulmonary artery?
Blood from the lungs enters what side of the heart?
What is left side?
Valve that is between the left atrium and left ventricle
What is bicuspid/mitral?
What is 60-70 bpm?
Heart chamber that receives blood from the lungs
What is left atrium?
Vessels that carry blood from the lungs to the heart
What is pulmonary vein?
Blood in the pulmonary artery can be described as ___________ (in terms of having/not having oxygen)
What is deoxygenated?
valve that controls blood heading to the body
What is aortic valve?
What makes the sound of your heart beat?
What is valves opening and closing?
Chamber of the heart that pumps blood to the body
What is left ventricle?
Vessel that carries blood to the body
What is aorta?
Blood in the pulmonary vein can be described as ___________ (in terms of having/not having oxygen)
What is oxygenated?
What is the valve that controls blood flow to the lungs?
What is pulmonary valve?
Machine that measures electrical impulses of each chamber of the heart
What is ECG (EKG)?
Chamber of the heart that can handle the most pressure and has the thickest walls
What left ventricle?
Smallest blood vessel in the body that help exchange blood with tissues
What is capillaries?
Blood in the aortic valve can be described as ___________ (in terms of having/not having oxygen)
What is oxygenated?
What is the first valve that blood goes through when entering the heart?
What is tricuspid valve?
General term for the heart muscle
what is myocardium?