pltw bi - circulatory system of fetal pig

pericardial sac

a fluid-filled membrane that surrounds and protects the heart

pulmonary artery

carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs for oxygenation

pulmonary vein

carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart

coronary artery

supplies oxygenated blood to the heart muscle

coronary vein

drains deoxygenated blood from the heart muscle

anterior vena cava

returns deoxygenated blood from the anterior part of the body tot he right atrium of the heart

posterior vena cava

returns deoxygenated blood from the posterior part of the body to the right atrium of the heart

left & right auricles

external, ear-like flaps on the atria of the heart

heart valves

tricuspid, pulmonary, mitral (bicuspid), and aortic

left ventricle

pumps oxygenated blood to the body

right ventricle

pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs

foramen ovale

a hole in the interatrial septum in fetal mammals that allows blood to bypass pulmonary circulation; it closes after birth

artery

a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart - AWAY

vein

a blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart - IN

aorta

the largest artery, carrying oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the rest of the body