CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM SUMMARY LATEST EPISODE SUMMARIES
UPDATED FOR 2025 – GUARANTEED PASS
What are the 4 chambers of the heart?
right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, left ventricle
What blood vessel does the right ventricle pump blood through?
pulmonary trunk to pulmonary arteries
Is blood in the right side of the heart oxygenated or deoxygenated?
deoxygenated
What blood vessels bring oxygenated blood into the left atrium?
the pulmonary veins
What is the largest artery in the body?
aorta
,Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood ________________.
AWAY from the heart
Veins are blood vessels that carry blood ____________________.
BACK TO THE HEART.
What are the only deoxygenated arteries in the adult body?
the pulmonary arteries.
what are the only oxygenated veins in the body?
pulmonary veins
Where does gas exchange occur to oxygenate blood?
pulmonary capillaries
What are other names for the left AV valve?
bicuspid valve or mitral valve
, What is another name for the Right AV valve?
tricuspid valve
What is the purpose of valves in the heart and in the veins?
prevent backflow of blood
What is the purpose of the semilunar valves?
prevent backflow of blood into the ventricles
What is the purpose of the AV valves?
prevent backflow into atria when ventricles contract (the picture shows how blood can flow
backward into the atria if this valve is damaged)
UPDATED FOR 2025 – GUARANTEED PASS
What are the 4 chambers of the heart?
right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, left ventricle
What blood vessel does the right ventricle pump blood through?
pulmonary trunk to pulmonary arteries
Is blood in the right side of the heart oxygenated or deoxygenated?
deoxygenated
What blood vessels bring oxygenated blood into the left atrium?
the pulmonary veins
What is the largest artery in the body?
aorta
,Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood ________________.
AWAY from the heart
Veins are blood vessels that carry blood ____________________.
BACK TO THE HEART.
What are the only deoxygenated arteries in the adult body?
the pulmonary arteries.
what are the only oxygenated veins in the body?
pulmonary veins
Where does gas exchange occur to oxygenate blood?
pulmonary capillaries
What are other names for the left AV valve?
bicuspid valve or mitral valve
, What is another name for the Right AV valve?
tricuspid valve
What is the purpose of valves in the heart and in the veins?
prevent backflow of blood
What is the purpose of the semilunar valves?
prevent backflow of blood into the ventricles
What is the purpose of the AV valves?
prevent backflow into atria when ventricles contract (the picture shows how blood can flow
backward into the atria if this valve is damaged)
