L2 U7 - Structure of Cardiovascular System

The upper chambers of the heart.

• Ventricles

• Atrium

• Bicuspid

• Tricuspid

Carries oxygenated blood form the left ventricle to the body

• Aorta

• Vena Cava

• Pulmonary Vein

• Pulmonary Artery

Returns deoxygenated blood to the right atrium from the body.

• Aorta

• Vena Cava

• Pulmonary Vein

• Pulmonary Artery

Have thick muscular and elastic walls.

• Arteries

• Veins

• Capillaries

• Venules

• Arterioles

Carry de-oxygenated blood from the body back to the heart under low pressure.

• Arteries

• Veins

• Capillaries

• Venules

• Arterioles

Have small, very thin, permeable walls which are only one cell thick.

• Arteries

• Veins

• Capillaries

• Venules

• Arterioles

A smaller version of arteries which connects arteries to capillaries.

• Arteries

• Veins

• Capillaries

• Venules

• Arterioles