Anatomy & Physiology:

THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

 The circulatory system carries nutrients, gases, Terms
and hormones in blood throughout the body. aorta: artery from which oxygenated blood is pumped from
the heart to the rest of the body

The Circulatory System arteries: large, firm vessels that transport oxygenated blood
throughout the body from the heart
Deoxygenated
Upper body blood atria: chambers of the heart that receive the blood
Superior
vena cava Oxygenated blood: fluid composed of plasma, red blood cells, white blood
blood cells, and other molecules; delivers nutrients and gases to body
Pulmonary arteries locations and removes waste
blood pressure: pressure exerted on the vessels of the
Right
lung Aorta cardiovascular system as the heart pumps blood throughout
the body
Left
lung capillaries: small vessels where oxygen, nutrients, and other
materials are exchanged with tissue
diastole phase: period of ventricle relaxation
Pulmonary veins Liver
heart: muscular organ that continuously pumps oxygenated
Portal vein blood throughout the body
Digestive
Inferior system left atrium: chamber of the heart that receives oxygenated
vena cava blood from the lungs

Lower body left ventricle: chamber of the heart that pumps oxygenated
blood to the rest of the body
mitral valve: separates left atrium from left ventricle
The Human Heart
plasma: fluid that transports red and white blood cells as well
Superior vena
as other molecules in the blood
cava from upper To upper body
body pulmonary circuit: term for blood flow from the lungs to the
To lower body heart
red blood cells (hemoglobin): transport oxygen in the blood
Pulmonary artery Aorta
ery Pulmonary artery right atrium: chamber of the heart that receives oxygen-poor
to right lung ry art
Pulmona to left lung
blood from throughout the body
Pulmonary veins
right ventricle: chamber of the heart that receives oxygen-
from left lung
Pulmonary veins Left poor blood from the right atrium and pumps it out to the lungs
atrium
from Right Mitral valve
right lung atrium
systemic circuit: term for blood flow from the heart to the rest
of the body
Pulmonic valve Aortic valve
Left systole phase: period of ventricle contraction
ventricle
tricuspid valve: separates right atrium from right ventricle
Tricuspid valve
Right
ventricle valves: prevent blood from flowing backwards from the
ventricle to the atrium
veins: vessels that carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart
from the rest of the body
Inferior
vena cava from Aorta to lower ventricles: chambers of the heart that pump blood to the body
body
lower body and lungs