Drains blood from the head to the Right atrium
What is the superior vena cava
The layers of the heart
What are the endocardium, myocardium and epicardium
The pacemaker of the heart
What is the Sinoatrial Node
Another name for the visceral layer of the heart
What is the epicardium
Takes blood back to the heart from the lungs
What are the pulmonary arteries
Prevents blood flow back into the left atrium
What is the bicuspid/mitral valve
Takes blood from cardiac tissue to the right atrium
What is the coronary sinus
What is the LA - bicuspid - LV - aortic SL valve - aorta - systemic circulation- SVC + IVC - RA - tricuspid - RV - Pulm. SL valve - pulmonary trunk - pulmonary arteries - lungs - pulm veins - LA
Prevents the AV valves from everting into the atria.
What is the chordae tendinae
The first major blood vessel branching from the heart
What is the brachiocephalic trunk.