Circulatory System Overview

A set of flashcards covering key components and functions of the circulatory system as described in the lecture notes.

Right Atrium

The chamber of the heart that receives deoxygenated blood from the body.

Tricuspid Valve

The valve through which deoxygenated blood passes from the right atrium to the right ventricle.

Right Ventricle

The chamber of the heart that pumps deoxygenated blood into the pulmonary arteries.

Pulmonary Semilunar Valve

The valve that allows deoxygenated blood to flow from the right ventricle into the pulmonary arteries.

Pulmonary Arteries

Blood vessels that carry deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs.

Oxygen Exchange

The process in the lungs where carbon dioxide is exchanged for oxygen.

Pulmonary Veins

Veins that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the heart.

Left Atrium

The chamber of the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary veins.

Mitral Valve

The valve through which oxygenated blood passes from the left atrium to the left ventricle.

Left Ventricle

The chamber of the heart that pumps oxygenated blood into the aorta.

Aortic Valve

The valve that allows oxygenated blood to flow from the left ventricle into the aorta.

Aorta

The largest artery in the body that carries oxygenated blood to the body tissues.

Capillaries

Small blood vessels where the exchange of oxygen for carbon dioxide occurs.

Inferior and Superior Vena Cavae

Veins that carry deoxygenated blood back to the right atrium from the body.