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Sport - Cardiovasc

Sport - Cardiovascular - key terms

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Vena cava Transports deoxygenated blood from the body to the right Atrium
Right atrium Top chamber of the heart that holds deoxygenated blood
Tricuspid valve Stops the blood flowing back into the right atrium
Semi-lunar valve Stops the blood flowing back into the right/left ventricle
Right ventricle Bottom chamber that holds deoxygenated blood
Pulmonary artery Transports deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
Pulmonary vein Transports oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
Left atrium Top chamber of the heart that holds oxygenated blood
Bicuspid valve Stops the blood flowing back into the left atrium
Left ventricle Bottom chamber that holds oxygenated blood
Aorta Transports oxygenated blood to the rest of the body
Septum A wall that separates the left from the right side of the heart
Coronary artery Arteries that supply blood to the heart
What do arteries do? carry blood away from the heart
What do veins do? carry blood towards the heart
Arteries thick muscular, elastic walls & narrow lumen
Veins thin, less muscular, less elastic walls with wide lumen
What pressure do arteries contain blood under? high pressure
What pressure do veins contain blood under? low pressure
What type of blood do arteries carry? Oxygenated (except pulmonary artery)
What type of blood do veins carry? Deoxygenated (except pulmonary vein)
Which blood vessels contain valves? veins
Arterioles connect arteries to capillaries
Venules connect capillaries to veins
Capillaries 1 cell thick & allow gas diffusion (exchange of oxygen & carbon dioxide)
Red blood cells Carry oxygen in haemoglobin. Disc shaped (large surface area)
Plasma Straw-coloured liquid, 90% water, carries the other components of blood (e.g. carbon dioxide)
White blood cells Fight infections, made in bone marrow but stored in the blood
Platelets Prevent blood loss by clotting
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