The main artery of the body, supplying oxygenated blood to the circulatory system
Aorta
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A vein carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart
Pulmonary Vein
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The artery carrying blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs for oxygenation
Pulmonary Artery
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A large vein carrying deoxygenated blood into the heart
Superior Vena Cava
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A valve that is situated at the opening of the right atrium of the heart into the right ventricle
Tricuspid Valve
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The valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle of the heart, which has two tapered cusps
Mitral Valve
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A valve in the human heart between the left ventricle and the aorta
Aortic Valve
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A semilunar valve of the heart that lies between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery and has three cusps
Pulmonary Valve
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What is known as the heart's natural pacemaker
Sino-Atrial Node
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It serves as an electrical relay station, slowing the electrical current sent by the SAN before the signal is permitted to pass down through to the ventricles
Atrio-Ventricular Node
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It is a bundle of cardiac muscle fibres that conducts the electrical impulses that regulate the heartbeat
Bundle of His
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The cardiac muscle fibres that form a network in the ventricular walls
Purkinje fibres
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
The main artery of the body, supplying oxygenated blood to the circulatory system
Back
Aorta
Card 3
Front
A vein carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart
Back
Card 4
Front
The artery carrying blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs for oxygenation
Back
Card 5
Front
A large vein carrying deoxygenated blood into the heart
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