myocardium definition - the muscular tissue of the heart.
pericardium definition - the membrane enclosing the heart, consisting of an outer fibrous layer and an inner double layer of serous membrane.
endocardium definition - the thin, smooth membrane that lines the inside of the chambers of the heart and forms the surface of the valves.
Astria - Notably, the term Patient as used in the agreement does not have the standard dictionary definition of patient but rather refers to those individuals who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, blind, low-vision, or deaf-blind.
Ventricles - The right ventricle receives blood from the right atrium and pumps it into the lungs via the pulmonary artery, and the left ventricle receives blood from the left atrium and pumps it into the circulation system via the aorta.
Septum- A dividing wall or enclosure. For example, the septum of the nose is the thin cartilage that divides the left and right chambers of the nose from each other.
Atrioventricular valves tricuspid and bicuspid definition health - The heart has four valves. The mitral valve, the tricuspid valve, the pulmonary valve and the aortic valve. ... The heart valves regulate blood flowing through the heart. After the atria fill with blood, the mitral and tricuspid valves open to allow the blood to flow from the atria into the ventricles.
semilunar valve pulmonary and aortic definition - a semilunar valve between the left ventricle and the aorta; prevents blood from flowing from the aorta back into the heart. pulmonary valve. a semilunar valve between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery; prevents blood from flowing from the artery back into the heart.
Vena Cava - a large vein carrying deoxygenated blood into the heart. There are two in humans, the inferior vena cava (carrying blood from the lower body) and the superior vena cava (carrying blood from the head, arms, and upper body).
aorta - the main artery of the body, supplying oxygenated blood to the circulatory system. In humans it passes over the heart from the left ventricle and runs down in front of the backbone.
pulmonary veins definition - a vein carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
