Cardiovascular System- Lecture 1

What makes up the cardiovascular system?

Where is the heart located?

• Mediastinum

• Within the thorax

• Behind the ribs

• In the middle

Four main chambers

Pulmonary circuit (Oxygen)

Systemic circuit (Oxygen)

Blood passes ____ through the heart before completing one route

Left atrium and ventricle receive and pump ___ blood from the ___ to the rest of the body

Left ventricle pumps blood into the ____, the largest artery in the body

Right atrium and ventricle receive and pump ___ blood from the ___ to the lungs

Right ventricle pumps blood into the ___, the only artery that pumps deoxygenated blood