Which type of blood vessel has a 'pulse'?
artery
Which type of blood vessel has valves inside?
Vein
Which valve prevents blood flowing back into the left atrium from the left ventricle?
The bicuspid valve
Which chamber produces the highest pressure in the blood?
Left ventricle
What is another name for the bicuspid valve?
Mitral valve
How many valves are there in your heart?
4
Blood from the body returns to the heart through the
Superior/inferior vena cava
From which chamber of the heart does blood leave to go to the lungs?
right ventricle
______________ brings oxygenated blood from the lungs into the left atrium.
The pulmonary vein
____________carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs.
The pulmonary artery
Cause of coronary heart disease
Fat deposit
Fat and fibrin deposit
The capillaries join up into larger vessels, called ______, which then combine to form veins.
Venules