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Bio Med Heart Quiz
Term | Definition |
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atrium | receive blood |
right atrium | receive deoxygenated blood from the whole body |
left atrium | receive oxygenated blood from the lungs |
ventricles | push blood out of the heart |
right ventricle | send blood to the lungs to get oxygen |
left ventricle | send blood to the whole body to deliver oxygen and nutrients |
valves | prevent back flow of blood |
tricuspid valve | allow blood to flow from right atrium to right ventricle and not to flood back into the right atrium |
pulmonary valve | allow blood to flow from right ventricle into pulmonary artery and not back into the right ventricle |
bicuspid valve | allows blood to flow from left atrium to left ventricle and not back into left atrium |
aortic valve | allows blood to flow from left ventricle into aorta and not back into left ventricle |
veins | carry blood TO the heart |
vena cavas | carry blood to the RIGHT SIDE of the heart |
pulmonary veins | carry blood from lungs to the left atrium |
pulmonary arteries | carry blood to lungs from right ventricle |
aorta | carries blood to heart leaving the whole body |