A | B |
cardiac | type of muscle in the heart |
vena_cava | largest vein in the body; carries blood to the right atrium |
aorta | largest artery in the body; carries blood to body parts other than lungs |
tricuspid | valve that separates the right atrium from the right ventricle |
mitral | valve that separates the left atrium from the left ventricle |
atrium | upper part of the heart |
ventricle | larger, lower portion of the heart |
artery | thick walled blood vessel that normally carries oxygenated blood |
veins | blood vessel that normally carries deoxygenated blood; sometimes has valves |
arteriole | small artery |
venule | small vein |
capillary | smallest blood vessel carries oxygenated and deoxygenated blood |
septum | muscular wall that separates right and left sides of the heart |
pulmonary_valve | valve that closes off the right ventricle from the pulmonary artery |
aortic_valve | valve that closes off the left ventricle from the aortic arch |
coronary | circulatory system that supplies blood to the heart muscle |