Heart Structures
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Created by:
brehfuss on April 18, 2012
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Check your knowledge of heart structures and how blood flows through this organ.
Classes:
Holy Angels AP Biology, Holy Angels Pre-AP Biology
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Superior Vena Cava | Blood, low in oxygen, from the upper portion of the body returns to the heart through this vein. |
| Inferior Vena Cava | Blood, low in oxygen, from the lower portions of the body returns to the heart through this vein. |
| Right Atrium | Chamber of the heart that takes in blood low in oxygen. Blood is coming from the body. |
| Tricuspid Valve | Valve that separates the right atrium and right ventricle |
| Right Ventricle | This chamber of the heart will pump blood out of the heart through the pulmonary artery. |
| Pulmonary Artery | Takes blood low in oxygen from the heart to the lungs. |
| Lungs | Re-oxygenates blood! |
| Pulmonary Vein | Blood is carried in this vessel from the lungs to the heart. The blood is rich in oxygen. |
| Left Atrium | Chamber of the heart where blood high in oxygen enters. |
| Mitral (bi-cuspid) Valve | Valve that separates the left atrium and left ventricle. |
| Left Ventricle | Chamber of the heart that pumps blood into the aorta. |
| Aorta | Blood vessel that carries oxygen rich blood to the body. |
| Coronary Arteries | Blood vessels that surround the outside of the heart and supply the heart tissue with oxygen and nutrients. |
| Pericardium | Thin membrane that covers and protects the heart. |
| Septum | Wall that divides the two sides of the heart. |
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