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25 Cards in this Set
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outside layer of the heart |
epicardium |
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inside layer of the heart |
endocardium |
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middle, muscular layer of the heart |
myocardium |
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top vein that brings blood to the heart |
superior vena cava |
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bottom vein that brings blood to the heart |
inferior vena cava |
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first chamber the blood enters into |
right atrium |
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what’s the valve in the right atrium |
tricuspid (right AV valve) |
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after the blood passed through the right atrium through the tricuspid valve, where does it go |
right ventricle |
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after blood enters the right ventricle what valve does it go through |
pulmonary semilunar valve |
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after blood passes through the pulmonary semilunar valve, where does it go |
the pulmonary arteries |
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after the blood goes through the pulmonary arteries, where does it go then |
lungs |
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after the lungs receive the blood, where does it go next |
through the pulmonary veins and back to the heart |
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after the blood goes through the pulmonary veins and back to the heart, where does it go next |
left atrium |
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after the blood enters the left atrium, where does it go then |
through the bicuspid (mitral) valve |
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after the blood goes through the bicuspid (mitral) valve, where does it go next |
to the left ventricle |
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after the blood goes to the left ventricle, then where |
through aortic semilunar valve |
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after the blood goes through aortic semilunar valve, then where |
to the aorta |
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after the blood goes to the aorta, then where |
through the openings at the top of the aorta |
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what is the opening closest to the right called |
brachiocephalic artery |
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what is middle opening of the aorta called |
left common carotid artery |
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what is the opening in the aorta closest to the left called |
left subclavian artery |
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what is the very bottom of the heart called |
apex |
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biggest artery in the body |
aorta |
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where do the pulmonary arteries carry the blood to |
lungs |
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where do the pulmonary veins carry the blood to |
left atrium |
