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human heart anatomy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the superior Vena Cava? | It is a large diameter, yet short vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the upper half of the body. |
| What is the Inferior Vena Cava? | It is the large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the lower half of the body to the right atrium of the heart. |
| What is the Aortic Arch? | It splits from the right subclavian artery and the right common cartid artery which supplies blood respectively. |
| What is the Pulmonary Trunk? | A vessel that arises from the right ventricle of the heart. |
| What is the Left Atrium? | The upper right chamber of the heart that receives oxygenated blod from the lungs and pumps it down into the left ventricle which delivers it to the body. |
| What is the Right Atrium? | It receivesdeoxygenated blood from the body and through the vena cava and pumps it into the right ventricle which then is sent to the lungs to be oxygenated. |
| What is the Left Ventricle? | The chamber that recieves blood from the left atrium and pumps it out under high pressure to the body via the aorta |
| What is the Right Ventricle? | The lower right chamber of the heart that receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium and pumps it under low pressure into the lungs. |
| What is the Coronary Artery and vein? | The vessels that supply the heart muscle with blood rich in oxygen. |
| What are the right or left pumonary arteries? | They are vessles that carry blood away from the heart. |