Chapter 37 The Circulatory and Respiratory System Vocab

Large vein that brings oxygen-poor blood from the upper part of the body to the right atrium

• Superior Vena Cava

• Pulmonary Veins

• Pulmonary Valve

• Tricuspid Valve

Bring oxygen- rich blood from each of the lungs to the left atrium

• Pulmonary Veins

• Pulmonary Valve

• Tricuspid Valve

• Inferior Vena Cava

Prevents blood from flowing back into the right ventricle after it has entered the pulmonary artery

• Pulmonary Valve

• Tricuspid Valve

• Inferior Vena Cava

• Aorta

prevents blood from flowing back into the right atrium after it has entered the right ventricle

• Tricuspid Valve

• Inferior Vena Cava

• Mitral Valve

• Aortic Valve

Vein that brings oxygen-poor blood from the lower part of the body to the right atrium

• Inferior Vena Cava

• Aorta

• Pulmonary arteries

• Aortic Valve

Brings oxygen-rich blood from the left ventricle to the body

• Aorta

• Pulmonary arteries

• Aortic Valve

• ventricle

bring oxygen-poor blood to the right or left lung

• Pulmonary arteries

• Aortic Valve

• Mitral Valve

• Myocardium

prevents blood from flowing back into the left ventricle after it has entered the aorta

• Aortic Valve

• Mitral Valve

• Atrium

• Myocardium

prevents blood from flowing back into the left atrium after it has entered the left ventricle

• Mitral Valve

• Inferior Vena Cava

• Tricuspid Valve

• Pulmonary Valve

are two thin layers of epithelial and connective tissue that form a sandwich around a thick layer of muscle

• Myocardium

• Atrium

• Mitral Valve

• Valves