Adjectives related to the parts of the cardiovascular system
myocardium – myocardial
endocardium – endocardial
pericardium – pericardial
atrium – atrial
ventricle – ventricular
septum – septal
valve – valvular
aorta – aortic
artery – arterial
vein – venous
capillary – capillary
heart – cardiac
circulate – circulatory
vessel –vascular; coronary
Definitions of the parts of the cardiovascular system
the cardiac muscle - myocardium
the lining of the heart cavity - endocardium
the membrane surrounding the heart - pericardium
either of the two upper chambers of the heart – atrium/pl. atria
either of the two lower chambers of the heart - ventricle
divides the atria from the ventricles – atrioventricular septum
a structure which allows the flow of blood in one direction only - valve
the valve between the left ventricle and the aorta – aortic valve
the valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle (has two cusps) - mitral/bicuspid valve
the valve between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery – pulmonary valve
the valve between the right atrium and the right ventricle (has three cusps) – tricuspid valve
a blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart - artery
the main artery of the body - aorta
the arteries supplying blood to the heart – coronary arteries
the artery that conveys blood from the heart to the lungs for oxygenation – pulmonary artery
a blood vessel conveying blood towards the heart - vein
a vein carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium – pulmonary vein
either of the two main veins carrying deoxygenated blood from the other veins to the right atrium of the heart– vena cava/pl. venae cavae
an extremely narrow, hair-like, blood vessel - capillary
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