Chapter 11 Cardiovascular System - Gross Anatomy (Great Vessels)
Call Kai
Learn
Practice Test
Spaced Repetition
Match
Flashcards
Knowt Play1/9
There's no tags or description
Looks like no tags are added yet.
Name | Mastery | Learn | Test | Matching | Spaced | Call with Kai |
|---|
No analytics yet
Send a link to your students to track their progress
10 Terms
what are the great vessels
aorta, vena cava, pulmonary trunk, pulmonary veins, and coronary vessels
what is the aorta
largest artery in the body
what does the aorta do
carries oxygen blood from the left ventricle
what is the vena cava
largest vein in the body
what does the vena cava do
carries oxygen poor blood to the right atrium
what is the pulmonary trunk
stems from the right ventricle and splits into the left and right pulmonary arteries
what does the pulmonary trunk do
carries oxygen poor blood from the lungs to the left atrium
what are the 2 coronary vessels
coronary arteries and coronary sinuses
what do the coronary arteries do
carry oxygen rich blood to the myocardium
what do the coronary sinuses do
collects oxygen poor blood from the myocardium and empty into the vena cava