Bolvin-AnatomyCh 13A Word Scramble
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system made of the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems | circulatory |
crushing pain in the chest ususally caused by a blocked artery, treated with nitroglycerine | angina pectoris |
vessels that deliver blood to the myocardium | coronary arteries |
system made up of the heart and blood vessels | cardiovascular |
condition in which one of the valves in the heart does not close completely resulting in blood squirting backward | incompetent valve |
system that collects all the fluid that is not picked up by the cardiovascular system, made up a pumpless system with one way vessels and organs that filter the blood, trapping invaders | lymphatic system |
the pointed part of the heart | apex |
last cardiac structure blood passes before it leaves the heart on the way to the lungs | pulmonary semilunar valve |
last cardiac structure blood passes before it leaves the heart on the way to the body | aortic semilunar valve |
part of the heart where the vessels are attached | base |
inner membrane of the sack surrounding the heart, it covers the surface of the heart, also called epicardium | visceral pericardium |
small strings in the heart that are attached to the av valves and the papillary muscle | chordae tendinae |
valve between the right atria and right ventricle | tricuspid |
outer membrane of the sack that surrounds the heart, it does not touch the membrane itself | parietal pericardium |
another name for the heart muscle itself | myocardium |
valve between the left atria and left ventricle | bicuspid |
largest artery in the body | aorta |
lining of the heart chambers which is continuous with the lining of the blood vessels | endocardium |
receiving chambers of the heart | atria |
sending chamber of the heart | ventricle |
only artery in body to carry de-oxygenated blood | pulmonary |
wall between the right and left ventricles | interventricular septum |
vessel that carries blood back to the heart from upper regions of the body | superior vena cava |
blood returns to the heart from the lungs by this vessel | pulmonary vein |
wall between left and right atria | interatrial septum |
blood returns to the heart from the lower regions of the body | inferior vena cava |
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