EVERYTHING HEART!

The Blood Flow through the Heart

THE VENA CAVA IS THE LARGEST VEIN IN BODY

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DEOXYGENATED BLOOD FLOWS TO THE HEART VIA
SUPERIOR AND INFERIOR VENA CAVA

Multiple Choice

WHICH IS THE LARGEST VEIN OF THE BODY?

• AORTA

• VENA CAVA

• RADIAL

• BRACHIAL

THE ATRIA ARE THE UPPER CHAMBERS OF THE HEART

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​DEOXYGENATED BLOOD FLOWS FROM VENA CAVAE TO RIGHT ATRIUM

Multiple Choice

WHICH ARE THE UPPER CHAMBERS OF THE HEART?

• VENTRICLES

• ATRIA

• SEPTUM

• SEMILUNAR

THERE ARE 4 VALVES IN THE HEART:
TRICUSPID
PULMONARY
BICUSPID
AORTIC

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​BLOOD PASSES THROUGH THE TRICUSPID VALVE

Multiple Choice

WHICH VALVE HAS 3 CUSPS?

• ATRIOVENTRICULAR

• MITRAL

• AORTIC SEMILUNAR

• PULMONARY SEMILUNAR

THE VENTRICLES ARE THE TWO, BOTTOM CHAMBERS

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​BLOOD ENTERS THE RIGHT VENTRICLE

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WHICH VENTRICLE IS CALLED THE "WORKHORSE" OF THE HEART? USE EITHER R OR L FOR YOUR ANSWER.

BLOOD IS HEADING TO THE LUNGS TO BECOME OXYGENATED

PULMONARY REFERS TO LUNGS

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​BLOOD FLOWS FROM THE RIGHT VENTRICLE THROUGH THE PULMONARY SL VALVE and flows to the lungs by the Pulmonary Arteries

Multiple Choice

WHAT TYPE OF VESSEL TAKES BLOOD TO THE LUNGS?

• ARTERIES

• VEINS

BLOOD FLOWS FROM THE LUNGS THROUGH THE PULMONARY VEINS.
THE BLOOD
IS NOW OXYGENATED. THE BLOOD ENTERS THE LEFT ATRIUM.

Multiple Choice

WHICH SIDE OF THE HEART RECEIVES DEOXYGENATED BLOOD FROM THE BODY?

• RIGHT

• LEFT

• BOTH

• NEITHER

BLOOD FLOWS THROUGH THE MITRAL VALVE INTO THE LEFT VENTRICLE, AND OUT THE AORTIC SL VALVE TO THE AORTA

THE FIRST VESSELS OFF THE AORTA ARE THE CORONARY ARTERIES. THESE VESSELS FEED THE HEART MUSCLE.

Multiple Choice

WHAT TISSUE IS FED FIRST BY THE HEART?

• LUNGS

• BRAIN

• BODY

• HEART