Module 3 circulation
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Pincay Plus on June 17, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Left Artrim | Receives blood high in oxygen content as it returns from the lungs. |
| Left Ventricle | Has the thickest wall, pimps oxygenated blood to all part of the body. |
| Tricuspid Valve | Closes when right ventricle pumps in order to prevent back flow into the right atrium. |
| Pulmonary Semilunar Valve | Located between right ventricle and pulmonary artery. When right ventricle has emptied, this valve closes in order to prevent back flow into the right ventricle. |
| Mitral Valve (Bicuspid Valve) | Prevents blood from returning to the left atrium. |
| Aortic Semilunar Valve | Located between the left ventricle and the aorta. Prevents return of aortic blood into left ventricle. |
| Septum | Thick muscular wall divides the right and left of the heart. |
| Interatrial septum | Upper part of this partition of septum. |
| Interventricular septum | Lower partition of the septum |
| Epicardium | outermost layer of the heart |
| Endocardium | Inner layer of the heart |
| Myocardium | thick middle muscle layer of the heart; pumps blood through the circulatory system |
| Pulmonary Valve | ... |
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