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Heart revision
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Top chambers in the heart | atria |
| pumping chambers in the heart | ventricles |
| 2 Atrioventricular valves | bicuspid valve tricuspid valve |
| 2 x semilunar valves | Aortic and pulmonary valves |
| divide the heart into two sides | septum |
| these supply the heart tissue itself with oxygenated blood | coronary arteries. |
| blood vessel delivering oxygenated blood to the body | aorta |
| Big Vein returning deoxygenated blood to the heart | vena cava |
| Takes the blood from the heart to the lungs | pulmonary artery |
| Takes the oxygenated bllood back to the heart | pulmonary vein |
| always take blood away from the heart | arteries |
| smaller versions of arteries | arterioles |
| always take blood to the heart | veins |
| Smaller version of the veins | venules |
| Vessel only 1 cell thick | capillaries. |