Structure of the Heart

What is the name of structure A?

• Aorta

• Pulmonary Vein

• Pulmonary Artery

• Vena Cava

The (a)   stops blood from flowing from the ventricle to the atrium.

The largest blood vessel in the body is the (a)   .

The chamber of the heart where deoxygenated blood flows into the heart.

• L - The right ventricle

• K - The left ventricle

• J - The right atrium

• H - The left ventricle

The chamber that pumps the blood with the largest pressure

• J - Right Atrium

• G - Right Ventricle

• F - Left Ventricle

• D - Left Atrium

Oxygenated blood flows from the lungs into the heart through the

(a)  

Write a brief explanation about the structure of the aorta.

Name the structure that divides the left and right side of the heart.

(a)  

Deoxygenated blood flows from the Vena Cana into the right atrium, across a one-way valve into the right ventricle. That blood is then pumped from the ventricle, it is pumped into the lungs along the pulmonary vein.

• True

• False

Blood is pumped away from the heart along _________ .

• Capillaries

• Arteries

• Vein

• Xylem