Circulatory System
What is the difference between arteries and veins?
Arteries: carry oxygenated blood to the body (exception pulmonary ) Veins: carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart (exception pulmonary)
How many aorta holes are at the top of the heart? And why are there more than at the bottom?
3, and because they have to fight against gravity ad go up towards the rest of the body.
Where does deoxygenated blood first enter the heart? And through what?
Deoxygenated blood first enters the heart through the superior and inferior vena cava, and then flows into the right atrium.
Does oxygenated or deoxygenated blood flow through the pulmonary artery?
Deoxygenated blood.
Does oxygenated or deoxygenated blood flow through the right atrium?
Deoxygenated blood.
Does oxygenated or deoxygenated blood flow through the right ventricle?
Deoxygenated blood.
Does oxygenated or deoxygenated blood flow through the superior and inferior vena cava?
Deoxygenated blood.
Where does the blood go after it has been to the lungs? And is it oxygenated or deoxygenated blood?
The blood then goes back through the pulmonary veins (oxygenated), and the through the left atrium (oxygenated), the blood is then pumped through the left ventricle (oxygenated), and then through the aorta (oxygenated) to the rest of the body, and then, the cycle is repeated.
Where does the deoxygenated blood go after it has reached the right atrium through the superior and inferior vena cava?
The deoxygenated blood then flows to the right ventricle, and then through the pulmonary artery to the lungs, where it is enriched with oxygen we breathe in, and loses (deposits) carbon dioxide, so we can breathe it out.
Which chamber of the heart has the thickest wall? And why is it important?
The left ventricle, and because it has to push blood to the rest of the body.
What parts of the heart are involved in Pulmonary Circulation?
The right ventricle, pulmonary arteries, pulmonary veins, and the left atrium.
Which vena cava is above and which one is below?
The superior vena cava is above the inferior vena cava. (Superior means above, and inferior means below)
Are the Superior Vena Cava and Inferior Vena Cavas veins or artery's?
Veins, because deoxygenated blood flows through them.
