Structure of the Heart (AQA GCSE Physical Education): Flashcards
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Two upper chambers of the heart
Two upper chambers of the heart
Atria (left atrium & right atrium)
Function of atria
Function of atria
Receive blood returning to the heart
Two lower chambers of the heart
Two lower chambers of the heart
Ventricles (left ventricle & right ventricle)
Function of ventricles
Function of ventricles
Pump blood out of the heart
Location of AV valves
Location of AV valves
Between the atria and the ventricles
Location of semilunar valves
Location of semilunar valves
Between ventricles and arteries
What is the vena cava
What is the vena cava
Two large veins (superior & inferior)
What does vena cava carry
What does vena cava carry
Deoxygenated blood from body to right atrium
What do pulmonary arteries carry
What do pulmonary arteries carry
Deoxygenated blood from right ventricle to lungs
What do pulmonary veins carry
What do pulmonary veins carry
Oxygenated blood from lungs to left atrium
What is the aorta
What is the aorta
Largest artery in the body
What does the aorta carry
What does the aorta carry
Oxygenated blood from left ventricle to body