24 Heart Terms
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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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