Yr 11 PE Studies ATAR: The Heart

Carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to body tissues

• Aorta

• Arteries

• Veins

• Left Atrium

Air sacs allow oxygen to diffuse into a network of capillaries surrounding them

• Muscle Capillaries

• Aorta

• Alveoli

• Bronchioles

Small airways within the lungs that deliver oxygen to alveoli

• Bronchioles

• Trachea

• Nasal Cavity

• Pulmonary Vein

Returns oxygenated blood to the heart

• Veins

• Aorta

• Arteries

• Pulmonary Vein

Inhales, filters and warms air for the environment

• Nasal Cavity

• Mouth

• Left Atrium

• Arteries

Opening supported by rings of cartilage delivering oxygen to the brain

• Throat

• Bronchioles

• Arteries

• Trachea

Thick arteries which pump oxygenated blood out to the body

• Left Atrium

• Arteries

• Pulmonary Vein

• Aorta

Receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and pumps it to the left ventricle

• Aorta

• Left Atrium

• Muscle Capillaries

• Alveoli

Thin walled vessels which allow for oxygen to diffuse into muscle tissue

• Alveoli

• Veinss

• Muscle Capillaries

• Bronchioles

Receives deoxygenated blood from cells, consists of two intakes

• Left Atruim

• Vena Cava

• Pulmonary Arteries

• Left Ventricle