The Heart and Blood Flow

Which side of the heart carries poorly oxygenated (deoxygenated) blood?

• Right

• Left

Which side of the heart carries highly oxygenated blood?

• Right

• Left

Vein that empties blood from the upper body into the upper right heart chamber

• Inferior Vena Cava

• Superior Vena Cava

• Pulmonary Veins

• Aortic veins

Vein that empties blood from the lower body into the upper right heart chamber

• Inferior Vena Cava

• Superior Vena Cava

• Pulmonary Veins

• Aortic veins

Veins that empty blood from the lungs into the upper left heart chamber

• Inferior Vena Cava

• Superior Vena Cava

• Pulmonary Veins

• Aortic veins

Largest artery in the body taking oxygenated blood to the body from the lower left chamber

• Pulmonary

• Radial

• Aorta

• Femoral

Arteries taking low oxygenated blood from the lower right heart chamber to the lungs

• Pulmonary arteries

• Radial artery

• Aorta

• Femoral artery

Type of blood vessels taking blood away from the heart

• Venules

• Veins

• Capillaries

• Arteries

Type of blood vessels taking blood to the heart

• Venules

• Veins

• Capillaries

• Arteries

Which valve sits between the right atrium and right ventricle of the heart?

• Pulmonary

• Bicuspid

• Aortic

• Tricuspid