Cardiovascular System Flashcards

Front

Myocardium

Back

The heart muscle

Front

The upper chambers of the heart

Back

The Atriums

Front

The valve located between the right atrium and right ventricle

Back

The tricuspid valve

Front

The vessels that carry blood from the lungs back to the heart

Back

The pulmonary veins

Front

The largest artery in the body

Back

The Aorta

Front

Vessel carrying oxygen-depleted blood under low pressure

Back

Veins

Front

Created by the forceful pumping of blood out of the left ventricle

Back

A Pulse

Front

Pulse located in the groin region of the body

Back

The femoral pulse

Front

Part of the body that carries oxygen to the body’s cells

Back

A red blood cell

Front

These blood cells' job is to help control bleeding

Back

Platelets