Heart Diagram | Quizlet

Left ventricle

pumps blood through the aorta to the rest of the body

TERM

Right Atrium

DEFINITION

Receives deoxygenated blood from the body

TERM

Right Ventricle

DEFINITION

Pumps blood to the lungs

TERM

Aorta

DEFINITION

The largest artery in the body; receives blood from the left ventricle.

TERM

Left Ventricle

DEFINITION

Pumps oxygenated blood into the aorta

TERM

Left Atrium

DEFINITION

Receives oxygenated blood from the lungs

TERM

Superior Vena Cava

DEFINITION

brings blood from the upper body to the right atrium

TERM

Pulmonary Artery

DEFINITION

carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs.

TERM

Inferior Vena Cava

DEFINITION

Carries blood from lower regions of the body to right atrium

TERM

Pulmonary Vein

DEFINITION

Takes oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium

TERM

Mitral Valve

DEFINITION

Valve between the Left Atrium and Left Ventricle

TERM

Aortic Bicuspid

DEFINITION

Valve between the Left Ventricle and Aorta

TERM

Pulmonary Bicuspid

DEFINITION

Valve between the Right Atrium and Pulmonary Arteries

TERM

Tricuspid Valve

DEFINITION

Valve between the Right Atrium and Right Ventricle

TERM

Septum

DEFINITION

Separates the Ventricles

TERM

Apex

DEFINITION

Bottom point of the heart