Biology- Blood Flow Through the Heart

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pulmonary artery

Carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs

pulmonary veins

Deliver oxygen rich blood from the lungs to the left atrium

left ventricle

Pumps oxygenated blood into the aorta

right atrium

Receives deoxygenated blood from the body

What two valves are the semilunar valves?

aortic and pulmonary

artery

carries blood away from the heart (transports oxygenated blood except pulmonary artery)

inferior vena cava

carries blood from lower regions of the body to right atrium

aorta

carries blood from the heart to be distributed by branch arteries through the body

Veins

carries blood to the heart (transports deoxygenated blood except pulmonary vein)

jugular veins

drain blood from the head

right ventricle

pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs

superior vena cava

receives blood from the head and arms and chest and empties into the right atrium of the heart

left atrium

receives oxygenated blood from the lungs

capillary

small blood vessels where O2 diffuses into tissues and CO2 enters blood

carotid arteries

supplies brain with blood

renal vessels

supply and drain kidneys

femoral vessels

supply and drain leg

lung capillaries

tiny blood vessels surrounding lung tissue through which gases pass into and out of the blood

what two valves are atrioventricular?

tricuspid and mitral

mitral valve

valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle

aortic valve

valve between the left ventricle and the aorta

tricuspid valve

valve between the right atrium and the right ventricle

pulmonary valve

valve between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery


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