Heart Section

• Septum


  Divides the heart into left and right sides
• Atria


  Upper chambers of the heart
• Ventricles


  Lower chambers of the heart
• Ventricles


  Pump blood into the body
• Valves


  Keep blood from flowing backwards in the heart
• Stethoscope


  Instrument used to listen to a heartbeat
• Veins


  Carry blood to the heart
• Arteries

  Carry blood away from the heart
• Circulation


  Movement of blood through the heart and body
• Beating sound of the heart

  Valves closing
• Circulation


  Provides the body with oxygen, nutrients, and a way to get rid of waste
• Atria and ventricles


  Upstairs and downstairs chambers of the heart
• White blood cells


  Responsible for fighting disease
• Aorta


  Largest artery in the human body
• Diastolic pressure


  Pressure exerted on the arterial walls when the heart relaxes
• Systolic pressure


  Pressure exerted on the arterial walls when the heart contracts