Heart Chambers
How many chambers are in the heart?
Four
What do veins do?
Carry blood to the heart
What do arteries do?
Carry blood away from the heart
True or false, horses can mimic the heart rate of the person touching them
true
Membrane lining of the heart
pericardium
What is the largest chamber in the heart?
left ventricle
deoxygenated
Where do coronary arterys carry their blood?
myocardium
How many gallons of blood are pumped through the body every day
2,000
cardiac muscle tissue
myocardium
What is the smallest chamber in the heart?
atrium
What is the largest vein?
inferior vena cava
What is the largest artery?
Aorta
Vessels which carry blood from the heart to body cells and back to the heart
Systemic circuit
inner most part of the pericardium
endocardium
What do the heart valves do?
Keep blood flowing in the right direction
What percent of your blood supply is in the veins?
70%
What percent of blood is found in arteries?
10%
What are the vessels which carry blood from the right ventricle to the lungs and return the blood to the left atrium
Pulmonary circuit
the inferior point