Cardiology Anatomy
The pulmonary artery is carrying deoxygenated blood away from the heart to where
The lungs
The fleshy muscular organ in the mouth, used for tasting, licking, swallowing, and articulating speech.
Tongue
Site of gas exchange
Respiratory zone
This chamber of the heart receives blood returning from the body
right atrium
The internal organ in which the major part of the digestion of food occurs, being (in humans and many mammals).
Stomach
Large, flat muscle at the bottom of the chest cavity that helps with ventilation
Diaphragm
What are the 4 vessels that enter the left atrium?
4 pulmonary veins
Sits at the junction of the small intestine and large intestine. It is a blind-ended tube connected to the cecum. It's a thin tube about four inches long. Sits in the lower right abdomen.
Appendix
Exchange of gases between blood and cells of the body
Internal respiration
Is Ventricular septal defect (VSD) more common in males or females?
Males
Located in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen, below the diaphragm. Helps in detoxifying various metabolites, protein synthesis, and the production of biochemicals necessary for digestion.
Liver
Hollow space behind the nose
Nasal cavity
After leaving the left ventricle, blood passes through this valve to go to the body
aortic valve
In the abdominal cavity with two roles. The first is an exocrine role: to produce digestive enzymes and bicarbonate, which are delivered to the small intestine via the pancreatic duct.
Pancreas
Movement of a gas or molecule from a high area to a low area (think high number to low number); passive process that does NOT require energy
Diffusion