Heart Anatomy

Front

What is the main function of the heart?

Back

To pump blood throughout the body.

Front

What are the four main chambers of the heart?

Back

Right atrium, Right ventricle, Left atrium, Left ventricle.

Front

What type of blood does the right atrium receive?

Back

Deoxygenated blood from the body.

Front

What type of blood does the left atrium receive?

Back

Oxygenated blood from the lungs.

Front

What is the role of the left ventricle?

Back

To pump oxygenated blood to the body.

Front

What is the role of the right ventricle?

Back

To pump deoxygenated blood to the lungs.

Front

What is the term for the blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart?

Back

Arteries.

Front

What is the term for the blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart?

Back

Veins.

Front

What is the function of the pulmonary arteries?

Back

To carry deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs.

Front

What is the function of the pulmonary veins?

Back

To carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium.