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WorksheetsCardiovascular System Terminology
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 17mins
Vein
phleb/o, my/o
ven/o, vascul/o
angi/o, phleb/o
ven/o, phleb/o
Tachy-
Slow
Rapid
Around
Vessel
Heart
Corn/o
Heart/o
Cardi/o
Aort/o
Blood
Hem/o, Hemat/o
Hem/o, Hemol/o
Vascul/o, hem/o
Vascul/o, hemol/o
Structure around the heart
Transcardia
Circumcardia
Pericoronal
Pericardium
The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place in these vessels.
arteries
veins
inferior vena cava
lung capillaries
Brings blood to the heart from the upper portion of the body.
pulmonary artery
superior vena cava
pulmonary vein
inferior vena cava
Blood in the right atrium:
Oxygenated
Deoxygenated
Blood in the pulmonary artery:
Oxygenated
Deoxygenated
Blood in the pulmonary veins:
Oxygenated
Deoxygenated
Blood in the left atrium:
Oxygenated
Deoxygenated
Blood in the aorta:
Oxygenated
Deoxygenated
___ takes place when blood travels from the heart, through the lungs, and back to the heart.
pulmonary circulation
systemic circulation
What prevents blood from flowing back into the atria when the ventricles contract?
semilunar valves
sinoatrial node
atrioventricular node
tricuspid and bicuspid valves
These vessels carry blood away from the heart.
arteries
veins
capillaries
superior vena cava
The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place in these vessels.
arteries
veins
inferior vena cava
lung capillaries
Brings blood to the heart from the lower portion of the body.
pulmonary artery
superior vena cava
pulmonary vein
inferior vena cava
Valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle.
tricuspid valve
mitral valve
pulmonary valve
aortic valve
These vessels carry blood to each lung from the right ventricle.
superior vena cava
pulmonary arteries
pulmonary veins
aorta
Blood in the right atrium:
Oxygenated
Deoxygenated
Blood in the pulmonary veins:
Oxygenated
Deoxygenated
Blood in the aorta:
Oxygenated
Deoxygenated
___ takes place when blood travels from the heart, through the lungs, and back to the heart.
pulmonary circulation
systemic circulation
