Heart Anatomy Definitions
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lauren_wilson_NDA on October 1, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Tricuspid Valve | controls blood flow |
| Aorta | largest artery that carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the rest of the body |
| Pulmonary Arteries | carry blood from the heart to the lungs to pick up oxygen |
| Superior Vena Cava | oxygen-poor blood from the upper parts of the body return to the heart |
| Right Atrium | collects oxygen-poor blood returning from the body and then forces it along the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle |
| Pulmomary Veins | carry oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the heart |
| Inferior Vena Cava | oxygen-poor blood from the lower parts of the body return to the heart |
| Right Atrium | collects oxygen-poor blood returning from the body and forces it through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle |
| Right Ventricle | collects oxygen-poor blood from the right atrium and then forces it through the pulmonary valve and into the lungs |
| Pulmomary Valve | controls blood flow |
| Aortic Valve | controls blood flow |
| Mirtal Valve | controls blood flow |
| Left Ventricle | largest and strongest chamber with thick walls but it has enough forces to push blood through the aortic valve into the body |
| Left Atrium | collects oxygen-rich blood returning from the lungs and then forces it through the mitral valve and into the left ventricle |
| Septum | wall of muscle that seperates the left and right atria and the left and right ventricles |
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