Heart

Apuntes

Heart •AORTA: carries blood from the heart to send it around the body •PULMONARY ARTERY: carries blood from the right ventricle to the lungs •LEFT ATRIUM: receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary vein •VALVE: prevent the blood flowing backwards •LEFT VENTRICLE: pumps blood into the aorta and receives from the left atrium •PULMONARY ARTERY: carries blood from the right ventricle to the lungs •VENA CAVA: carries blood from around the body •RIGHT ATRIUM: receives deoxygenated blood from the vena cava •VALVE: Valves prevent the blood flowing backwards RIGHT VENTRICLE: receives blood from the right atrium and pumps blood into the pulmonary artery SEPTUM: well separating both sides of the heart