The Heart

• What is the order of blood flow in a human?

  • Deoxygenated blood to the right atrium
  • Through right atrium to right ventricle then out to the lungs
  • Blood becomes oxygenated
  • Blood flows to the left atrium then the left ventricle
  • From the left ventricle to the body then back to the right atrium
• Which valves separate the atria and ventricles?

  Atrioventricular valves
• What type of valve lies between the right atrium and ventricle?

  Tricuspid valve
• What type of valve lies between the left atrium and ventricle?

  Bicuspid valve
• What valve lies between the ventricles and arteries?


  Semilunar valves
• What blood vessel carries blood from the body to the heart?

  Vena cava
• What blood vessel carries blood from the heart to the lungs?

  The pulmonary artery
• What blood vessel carries blood from the lungs to the heart?

  Pulmonary vein
• What blood vessel carries blood from the heart to the body?

  Aorta