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14 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Aorta
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major artery leading from left ventricle
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Aortic Semilunar Valve
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prevents blood backflow from aorta to left ventricle
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Bicuspid Valve
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prevents blood backflow from left ventricle to left atrium
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Chordae Tendinae
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attach cuspid valve cusps to papillary muscles
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Inferior Vena Cava
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major vein leading into lower right atrium
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Left Atrium
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pumps blood to left ventricle
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Left Pulmonary Artery
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transports blood to left lungs
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Left Ventricle
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pumps blood to aorta
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Myocardium
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muscle wall of the heart
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Coronary Arteries
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transport blood from aorta to cardiac muscles
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Coronary Sinus
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returns venous blood from coronary system to right atrium
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Papillary Muscles
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anchor sites for the chordae tendinae
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Pulmonary Trunk
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major artery leading from right ventricle
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Pulmonary Semilunar Valve
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prevents blood backflow from pulmonary artery to right ventricle
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