Cardiovascular System Flashcards

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Aorta

Back

The largest blood vessel in the body; responsible for transporting O2 rich blood from the heart to the rest of the body.

Front

AV node

Back

Responsible for distributing electrical impulses throughout the heart.

Front

Inferior vena cava

Back

One of the body’s largest blood vessels that transports blood from the body region below the diaphragm to the heart.

Front

Left atrium

Back

The chamber in the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs.

Front

Left ventricle

Back

When blood leaves this chamber of the heart, it heads out to the body.

Front

Pulmonary trunk

Back

This blood vessel splits in two and sends oxygen-poor blood to the lungs.

Front

Pulmonary veins

Back

Blood vessels that carry O2 rich blood from the lungs into the heart.

Front

Right atrium

Back

When this chamber contracts it pushes blood through the tricuspid valve.

Front

Right ventricle

Back

When blood leaves this chamber of the heart, it heads to the lungs.

Front

SA node

Back

Initiates the action potential that causes the heart to beat.