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BIO 2 heart
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Superior Vena Cava | Returns blood to heart from upper body |
| Right atrium | -receives deoxygenated blood from body tissues -covered by auricle |
| Coronary blood vessels | provide oxygen to the heart itself |
| right ventricle | receives deoxygenated blood from right atrium |
| inferior vena cava | returns blood to heart from lower body |
| aorta | takes oxygenated blood to body tissues |
| pulmonary artery | carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs to pick up more oxygen |
| Left Atrium | receives oxygenated blood from lungs covered by auricle |
| left ventricle | receives oxygenated blood from left atrium |
| apex | tip of the heart |
| right pulmonary vein | brings oxygenated blood back to heart from lungs |
| Right AV Valve (Tricuspid) | Held in place by chordae tendoneae |
| Septum | separates oxygenated and deoxygenated blood |
| Left Pulmonary veins | brings oxygenated blood back from lungs to heart |
| Left AV Valve (bicuspid) | Jrlf in place my chordae tendoneae |