Cardiovascular System

Check ALL anatomy of the Cardiovascular System:

• heart

• arteries

• veins

• capillaries

• venules

Carries blood AWAY from the heart:

• veins

• arteries

• capillaries

• venules

Carries blood TO the heart:

• veins

• arteries

• capillaries

• venules

The purpose of the heart valves are to:

• pump the blood to the lungs.

• pump the blood to the body.

• prevent blood from backflowing/going in the wrong direction.

• pump the blood to the ventricles.

Pericardium:

• Outer layer of the heart.

• Middle layer of the heart.

• Innermost layer of the heart.

• Sac that sits around the heart for protection.

Septum:

• Divides the heart from superior to inferior.

• Keeps blood flowing forward.

• Divides the heart medially.

• Divides the heart laterally.

Valve located on the right side of the heart:

• bicuspid

• tricuspid

• aortic

• mitral

Valve located on the left side of the heart:

• tricuspid

• bicuspid

• pulmonary

• aortic

Blood leaves the heart through the _____ on its way to the lungs:

• tricuspid valve

• aortic valve

• pulmonary valve

• mitral valve

Blood leaves the heart through the _____ on its way to the body.

• bicuspid valve

• pulmonary valve

• aortic valve

• tricuspid valve