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anatomy of the heart
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aorta | Largest, carries oxygenated blood away from left ventricle to the body. |
| Pulmonary veins | Carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium. |
| Left atrium | Pumps oxygenated blood to left ventricles |
| Bicuspid valve | Opens to pass blood from left atrium to left ventricle. |
| Aortic valve | Opens to pass blood from left ventricle to aorta. |
| Left Ventricle | Thickest chamber, pumps oxygenated blood to body. |
| Septum | Separates right and left sides of heart, keeps oxygenated and deoxygenated separate. |
| Right ventricle | Pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs |
| Inferior vena cava | Delivers deoxygenated blood from lower body to right atrium |
| Tricuspid valve | Opens to pass blood from the right atrium to right ventricle. |
| Pulmonary valve | Opens to pass blood from right ventricle to pulmonary arteries. |
| Right atrium | pumps deoxygenated blood to right ventricle |
| Pulmonary Arteries | Carry's blood from right ventricles to the lungs |
| Superior vena cava | delivers deoxygenated blood from upper body to right atrium. |