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Cardiovascular
Parts of the heart and function
| Part | function |
|---|---|
| Superior Vena Cava | Sends deoxygenated blood to the right atrium. |
| Pulmonary veins | Sends oxygenated blood to the left atrium. |
| Right Atrium | Receives deoxygenated blood. |
| Tricuspid Valve | To make sure blood flows strait from the right atrium to the right ventricle. |
| Inferior Vena Cava | Sends deoxygenated blood from the lower half of the body to the right atrium. |
| Aorta | Sends blood away from your heart and throughout the rest of he body. |
| Pulmonary artery | sends deoxygenated blood to the lungs from the right ventricle. |
| Pulmonary vein | Sends oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the left atrium. |
| Left Atrium | Receives oxygenated blood. |
| Pulmonary valve | Separates the right ventricle from pulmonary artery. |
| Mitral valve | Regulates blood flow from left atrium into the left ventricle. |
| Left ventricle | Pumps oxygenated blood. It is the main pumper of the heart. |
| Right ventricle | Pumps deoxygenated blood. |
| Cardiac muscle | Keeps the heart pumping and sending blood all around the body. |