CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

Front

CARRY BLOOD AWAY FROM THE HEART

Back

ARTERIES

Front

CARRY BLOOD TO THE HEART

Back

VEINS

Front

Largest artery

Back

Aorta

Front

Valves in veins

Back

Keep blood flowing forward

Front

Pericardium

Back

Sac around the heart for protection

Front

EPICARDIUM

Back

OUTER LAYER OF HEART

Front

Endocardium

Back

Innermost layer of heart

Front

MYOCARDIUM

Back

MIDDLE LAYER OF HEART

Front

SEPTUM: Divides heart medially

Back

Function of the septum in the heart

Front

Valve on right side of heart

Back

Tricuspid