Heart Structures 1
Chamber of the heart that pumps blood to the lungs
right ventricle
Chamber of the heart that pumps blood to the right ventricle
right atrium
Heart chamber that receives blood from the lungs
left atrium
How many chambers do our hearts have?
4
the anatomical term that means above
Name of structures that prevent backflow
valves
General term for the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle
Coronary arteries
Vessels that bring blood to the heart from the lungs
pulmonary veins
What is the function of the cardiovascular system?
transportation of substances throughout the body
Do arteries go away or towards the heart?
Away
The reason ventricles are muscular
to oppose gravity
Vessel that brings blood from the lower body into the heart
Inferior vena cava
Chamber of heart that pumps blood to the body
left ventricles
What is needed on the red blood cells to carry oxygen
Iron/ hemoglobin
which vessels are superficial and can sometimes be seen through the skin?
veins
Vessels that carry blood to the lungs
pulmonary arteries
the chamber of the heart that receives oxygenated blood
left atrium
the part of the heart that separates the left side and right side
septum
What are the names of the three types of blood vessels
Arteries, veins, capillaries
What is the only artery in the body that carries deoxygenated blood
Pulmonary
the two ways blood enters the heart
superior and inferior vena cava
The vessel that pumps blood out of the heart to the rest of the body
aorta
the vessels that allow for exchange from oxygenated side to the deoxygenated side
capillaries
what specific structure in the lungs does gas exchange take place?
alveoli
What is the hollow inside of the arteries and veins called?
Lumen