Cardiovascular - HS1

Carries blood back towards the heart, primarily oxygen depleted blood:

• arteries

• veins

• capillaries

• ventricles

Carries blood away from the heart, primarily oxygen rich blood:

• Veins

• Arteries

• Inferior Vena Cava

• Superior Vena Cava

Largest artery

• Aorta

• Superior vena cava

• Pulmonary artery

• Femoral artery

Brings blood to the lungs

• Pulmonary veins

• Pulmonary arteries

• Aorta

• Septum

Valve between right atria and right ventricle

• Mitral

• Tricuspid

• Aortic

• Pulmonary

Outer layer of the heart wall

• Endocardium

• Myocardium

• Pericardium

• Epicardium

Which of the following best describes the muscular heart layer?

• Epicardium

• Myocardium

• Endocardium

• Pericardium

Pumps blood throughout the body

• Pericardium

• Ventricles

• Atria

• Cardiac muscle fibers

Layer of blood vessel that is thicker in veins and are closer to the skin

• Tunica media

• Tunica externa

• Tunica interna

• Venous valves

Oxygenated blood that passes through the aortic valve to the aorta goes where?

• the tricuspid

• the rest of the body

• the vena cava

• the lungs