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WorksheetsCardiovascular Quiz - Brophy
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Prevents blood from flowing back into the atria when the ventricles contract
Atrioventricular valves (tricuspid valves)
When blood leaves this chamber of the heart, it heads out to the body
One of the body's largest blood vessels that transports blood from the body region below the diaphragm to the heart.
When the chamber contracts it pushes blood through the tricuspid valve
Right Atrium
Initiates the action potential that causes the heart to beat
When blood leaves this chamber of the heart, it heads to the lungs
Stops the blood from flowing back into the ventricles each time they contract
Semilunar valves
Responsible for distributing electrical impulses throughout the heart
This blood vessel splits in two and sends oxygen-poor blood to the lungs
pulmonary trunk
The chamber in the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs
The smallest blood vessels with the thinnest walls in order to maximize diffusion of nutrients in the body
_____ carries blood to the heart
______ Carries blood away from the body
Blood traveling in the pulmonary circuit goes through the ____ side of the heart
Blood traveling on the pulmonary circuit leaves through the ____
Lungs
Blood on the systemic circuit enters the body through the ____ side of the heart
Right Ventricle
