Heart Structures 1
Heart Structures 2
Heart Structures 3
Heart Trivia
EXTRA
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Chamber of the heart that pumps blood to the lungs

right ventricle

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Chamber of the heart that pumps blood to the right ventricle

right atrium

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Heart chamber that receives blood from the lungs

left atrium

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How many chambers do our hearts have?

4

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The superior end that points toward the right shoulder

base

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What valve is between the right atrium and right ventricle?

tricuspid valve

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General term for the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle

Coronary arteries

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Vessels that bring blood to the heart from the lungs

pulmonary veins

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What is the function of the cardiovascular system?

transportation of substances throughout the body

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Do arteries go away or towards the heart?

Away

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Small cavity that contains the heart within the thoracic cavity

mediastinum

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Vessel that brings blood from the lower body into the heart

Inferior vena cava

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Chamber of heart that pumps blood to the body

left ventricles

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True or False: Blood is tissue?

True

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The inferior end that points toward the left hip and rests on the diaphragm

Apex

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Vessels that carry blood to the lungs

pulmonary arteries

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Septum that divides the atria longitudinally

atrioventricular septum

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These strings that anchor the AV valves

chordae tendinea

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What are the names of the three types of blood vessels

Arteries, veins, capillaries

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What are the the 3 layers of the Heart Walls

 Epicardium, Myocardium, Endocardium

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Serous membrane sac that surrounds the heart

pericardium

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Valve that is between the left atrium and left ventricle

Bicuspid or mitral

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Largest Artery in the body

Aorta

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General term for heart muscle

myocardium

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How many semilunar valves do we have?

2