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HEART STUDY

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Aorta the main artery of the body, supplying oxygenated blood to the circulatory system. In humans it passes over the heart from the left ventricle and runs down in front of the backbone.
Pulmonary Artery the artery carrying blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs for oxygenation.
Superior Vena Cava a large vein that collects deoxygenated blood from the upper body (head, neck, arms, chest) and delivers it to the heart's right atrium
Inferior Vena Cava the body's largest vein, a major vessel that carries deoxygenated (oxygen-poor) blood from the lower body—legs, abdomen, and pelvis—up to the right atrium of the heart
Pulmonary Veins a vein carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
Brachiocephalic Artery a major blood vessel from the aortic arch that splits to supply oxygenated blood to the right side of your head, neck, and right arm by forming the right common carotid artery (for head/neck) and the right subclavian artery (for the arm)
Coronary Artery blood vessels that deliver oxygen-rich blood to your heart muscle
Right Atrium the upper-right chamber of the heart that receives oxygen-poor blood returning from the body via the vena cavae and pumps it into the right ventricle, which then sends it to the lungs to get oxygen
Left Atrium one of the four chambers of the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and pumps it into the left ventricle
Right Ventricle the heart's lower right chamber that receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium and pumps it through the pulmonary valve into the pulmonary artery, sending it to the lungs to get oxygen
Left Ventricle the heart's main pumping chamber
Apex the pointed tip, formed by the left ventricle, located at the bottom and left side of the chest, usually around the 5th intercostal space (between ribs) in the midclavicular line (center of the collarbone area)
Base the portion of the heart that faces backwards (posterior) and is opposite the apex (the tip of the heart)
Aorta the main artery of the body, supplying oxygenated blood to the circulatory system. In humans it passes over the heart from the left ventricle and runs down in front of the backbone.
Pulmonary Artery the artery carrying blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs for oxygenation.
Superior Vena Cava a large vein that collects deoxygenated blood from the upper body (head, neck, arms, chest) and delivers it to the heart's right atrium
Inferior Vena Cava the body's largest vein, a major vessel that carries deoxygenated (oxygen-poor) blood from the lower body—legs, abdomen, and pelvis—up to the right atrium of the heart
Pulmonary Veins a vein carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
Brachiocephalic Artery a major blood vessel from the aortic arch that splits to supply oxygenated blood to the right side of your head, neck, and right arm by forming the right common carotid artery (for head/neck) and the right subclavian artery (for the arm)
Coronary Artery blood vessels that deliver oxygen-rich blood to your heart muscle
Right Atrium the upper-right chamber of the heart that receives oxygen-poor blood returning from the body via the vena cavae and pumps it into the right ventricle, which then sends it to the lungs to get oxygen
Left Atrium one of the four chambers of the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and pumps it into the left ventricle
Right Ventricle the heart's lower right chamber that receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium and pumps it through the pulmonary valve into the pulmonary artery, sending it to the lungs to get oxygen
Left Ventricle the heart's main pumping chamber
Apex the pointed tip, formed by the left ventricle, located at the bottom and left side of the chest, usually around the 5th intercostal space (between ribs) in the midclavicular line (center of the collarbone area)
Aorta the main artery of the body, supplying oxygenated blood to the circulatory system. In humans it passes over the heart from the left ventricle and runs down in front of the backbone.
Aortic Semilunar Valve a crucial one-way valve in the heart, located between the powerful left ventricle and the body's main artery, the aorta, ensuring oxygenated blood flows out
Pulmonary Artery the artery carrying blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs for oxygenation
Pulmonary Semilunar Valve a one-way heart valve between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery
Superior Vena Cava a large vein that collects deoxygenated blood from the upper body (head, neck, arms, chest) and delivers it to the heart's right atrium
Inferior Vena Cava the body's largest vein, a major vessel that carries deoxygenated (oxygen-poor) blood from the lower body—legs, abdomen, and pelvis—up to the right atrium of the heart
Pulmonary Veins a vein carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart
Right Atrium the upper-right chamber of the heart that receives oxygen-poor blood returning from the body via the vena cavae and pumps it into the right ventricle, which then sends it to the lungs to get oxygen
Left Atrium one of the four chambers of the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and pumps it into the left ventricle
Right Ventricle the heart's lower right chamber that receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium and pumps it through the pulmonary valve into the pulmonary artery, sending it to the lungs to get oxygen
Left Ventricle
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