Cardiovascular System

Aorta

• main artery of the body, supplying oxygenated blood to the circulatory system

• responsible for distributing

• one of the largest blood vessels that transports blood from the body region below the diaphragm to the heart

• chamber in the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs

AV node

• main artery of the body, supplying oxygenated blood to the circulatory system

• responsible for distributing

• one of the largest blood vessels that transports blood from the body region below the diaphragm to the heart

• chamber in the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs

Inferior Vena Cava

• main artery of the body, supplying oxygenated blood to the circulatory system

• responsible for distributing

• one of the largest blood vessels that transports blood from the body region below the diaphragm to the heart

• chamber in the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs

Left Atrium

• main artery of the body, supplying oxygenated blood to the circulatory system

• responsible for distributing

• one of the largest blood vessels that transports blood from the body region below the diaphragm to the heart

• chamber in the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs

Left Ventricle

• when blood leaves this chamber of the heart, it heads out to the body

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

• blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood from your lungs to your heart

• chamber in the heart that contracts and pushes blood through the tricuspid valve

Pulmonary Trunk

• when blood leaves this chamber of the heart, it heads out to the body

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

• blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood from your lungs to your heart

• chamber in the heart that contracts and pushes blood through the tricuspid valve

Pulmonary Veins

• when blood leaves this chamber of the heart, it heads out to the body

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

• blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood from your lungs to your heart

• chamber in the heart that contracts and pushes blood through the tricuspid valve

Right Atrium

• when blood leaves this chamber of the heart, it heads out to the body

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

• blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood from your lungs to your heart

• chamber in the heart that contracts and pushes blood through the tricuspid valve

Right Ventricle

• when blood leaves this chamber of the heart, it heads to the lungs

• initiates the action potential that causes the heart to beat

• stops blood from flowing back into the ventricles each time they contract

• prevents blood from flowing back into the atria when the ventricles contract

SA Node

• when blood leaves this chamber of the heart, it heads to the lungs

• initiates the action potential that causes the heart to beat

• stops blood from flowing back into the ventricles each time they contract

• prevents blood from flowing back into the atria when the ventricles contract