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14 Cards in this Set
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Pulmonary Valve |
Opens from right ventricle to allow blood flow into the pulmonary artery, which leads out of the heart. |
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Aorta |
Blood flows here to all organs exept the lungs. |
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Pulmonary Artery |
Blood flows through here to take blood to the lungs where they can be oxygenated. |
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Pulmonary Veins |
Veins through which blood flows from the lungs to the left atrium. |
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Left Atrium |
Blood flows into this chamber from the lungs. |
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Mitral Valve |
Opens from the left atrium to the left ventricle. |
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Left Ventricle |
Blood flows here from the left atrium and then out through the aorta to all parts of the body exept the lungs. |
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Septum |
Thick wall of muscle separating the right and left sides of the heart to keep the blood from mixing. |
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Aortic Valve |
Opens to let blood from the left ventricle out of the heart through the aorta. |
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Inferior Vena Cava |
Large vein through which blood flows through the body (lower body) into the heart. |
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Right Ventricle |
Blood flows into this chamber from the right atrium and.out through the pulmonary artery to head to the lungs for new oxygen. |
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Tricuspid Valve |
Opens from the right atrium into the right ventricle. |
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Right Atrium |
Blood flows into this chamber in need of oxygen. |
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Superior Vena Cava |
Large vein through which blood flows from the body (the head) into the heart. |
