BTEC SPORT LEVEL 3 - STRUCTURE OF THE HEART STUDYGUIDE

BTEC SPORT LEVEL 3 -
STRUCTURE OF THE HEART
STUDYGUIDE


arteries
carry oxygen rich blood away from the heart
veins
return oxygen poor blood to the heart
ventricles
lower chambers of the heart that pump blood into vessels
to leave the heart.
superior & inferior vena cava
veins that carry deoxygenated blood to the right atrium
from the systemic circuit
pulmonary valve
valve positioned between the right ventricle and the
pulmonary artery
pulmonary artery
carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs from the right
ventricle
pulmonary veins
carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium
aortic valve
valve that allows blood to pass from the left ventricle
through the aorta and to the rest of the body
bicuspid/mitral valve
allows blood to flow from the left atrium to the left ventricle