Question | Answer |
Aortic Valve | located between the left ventricle and the aorta, the largest artery in the body |
Arteries | carry blood away from the heart |
Blood | fluid that circulates through the vessels in the body to carry substances to all body parts |
Capillaries | connect arteries with the venules, the smallest veins |
Circulatory system | referred to as the transportation system of the body |
Diastole | period of relaxation of the heart |
Endocardium | serious membrane lining of the heart |
Ekythrocytes | red blood cells (RBC) |
Hemoglobin | the iron containing protein of the red blood cells; serves to carry oxygen from the lungs to the tissues |
Left Atrium | recieves oxygenated blood from the lungs |
Left Ventricle | Recieves blood from the left atrium & pumps blood into the aorta for transport to the body cells |
Leukocytes | whiteblood cells (WBC) |
Mitral Valve | flap or cusp between the left atrium & left ventricle in the heart |
Myocardium | Muscle layer of the heart |
Pericardium | membrane sac that covers the outside of the heart |
Plasma | liquid portion of the blood |
Pulmonary Valve | flap or cusp between the right ventricle of the heart & pulmonary artery |
Right Atrium | recieves blood as it returns from the body cells |
Right Ventricle | recieves blood from the right atrium & pumps the blood into the pulmonary artery, which carries the blood to the lungs for oxygen |
Septum | membranous wall that divides the heart into 2 cavities |
Systole | period of work, or contraction, of the heart |
Thrombocytes | also called platelet; blood cell required for cloting of the blood |
Tricuspid Valve | flap or cusp between the righ atrium & right ventricle in the heart |
Vein | blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart |
Arrhythmias | abnormal heart rythym & can be mild to life threatening |