24 Heart Terms
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English | French |
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 Aorta | major artery leading from the left ventricle |
| Aortic Semilunar Valve | prevents blood back flow from the aorta to the left ventricle |
| Bicuspid Valve | prevents blood back flow from the left ventricle to the left atrium |
| Chordae Tendineae | attach cuspid valve cusps to papilary muscles |
| Inferior Vena Cava | major vein leading into the lower right atrium |
| Left Atrium | pumps blood to the left ventricle |
| Left Pulmonary Artery | transports blood to the left lung |
| Left Ventricle | pumps blood to the aorta |
| Myocardium | muscle wall of the heart |
| Coronary Arteries | transports blood from the aorta to the cardiac muscles |
| Coronary Sinus | returns venous blood from the coronary system to the right atrium |
| Papillary Muscles | anchor sites for the chordae tendineae |
| Pulmonary Artery | major artery leading from the right ventricle |
| Pulmonic Semilunar Valve | prevents blood back flow from the pulmonary artery to the right ventricle |
| Pulmonary Veins | major veins leading into the left atrium |
| Right Atrium | pumps blood from to the right ventricle |
| Right Ventricle | pumps blood to the pulmonary artery |
| Superior Vena Cava | major vein leading into the upper right atrium |
| Tricuspid Valve | prevents blood back flow from the right ventricle to the right atrium |
| Ventricular Septum | myocardium that seperates the two ventricles |
| Arteries | carry de-oxygenated blood |
| Veins | carry oxygenated blood |
| Pulmonary Circulation | the circulation of blood from the heart to the lungs for oxygenation and back to the heart |
| Systemic Circulation | the circulatory system in general |
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