Basic Heart Structure and Function

The _______________divides the heart into left and right sides.

• septum

• atria

• ventricles

The upper chambers of the heart are called______________.

• atria

• ventricles

• septum

There are _____________chambers in the heart.

• 3

• 4

• 5

The ______________pump blood into the body.

• septum

• atria

• ventricles

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

What keeps blood from flowing backwards in the heart?

• atrium

• valves

• artery

What instrument is used to listen to a heartbeat?

• Stereoscopic

• Stereophonic

• Stethoscope

Name this part.

• Right ventricle
• Pulmonary artery
• Left ventricle
• Right atrium

______ carry blood to the heart.

• Arteries
• Veins
• Capillaries
• Vena Cava

_____ carries blood away from the heart.

• Blood cells
• Veins
• Capillaries
• Arteries

Name this part.

• Right atrium
• Left ventricle
• Right ventricle
• Left atrium