1
This valve separates the atrium and the ventricle.
2
The ______ blood pressure number indicates the pressure in the arteries when the heart rests between beats.
3
These valves are located at the aorta and pulmonary artery to prevent blood from flowing back into the heart.
4
Circuit that connects to the lungs
5
the large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the lower half of the body into the right atrium of the heart.
6
The atriums and ventricles are the ______ of the heart.
7
When your heart beats, it contracts and pushes blood through the arteries to the rest of your body. This force creates pressure on the arteries. This is called ________ blood pressure.
8
The right ventricle is bigger because more muscle and therefore more ____ is needed to push blood to body.
9
a large diameter, yet short, vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the upper half of the body to the heart's right atrium.
10
Circuit that connects to the rest of the body.
11
The mammalian cardiovascular system has a ______ circulation pattern.
12
Allows blood to flow in only one direction through the heart.
13
Carries blood away from the heart. Carries oxygenated blood (except for the pulmonary one).
14
Brings blood toward the heart.
15
the main artery in the human body, originating from the left ventricle of the heart and extending down to the abdomen.
16
Part of the heart that carries oxygenated blood
