Structure of the Heart

The arrow indicates the

• Right ventricle

• Pulmonary artery

• Left ventricle

• Right atrium

This chamber of the heart that RECEIVES blood returning from the body

• Right Atrium

• Right Ventricle

• Left Atrium

• Left Ventricle

The purpose of heart valves is to 

• set the pace at which the heart beats

• prevent blood from flowing backward

• oxygenate the blood as it passes through the valve

• add minerals to the blood

A top chamber in our heart is called a 

• ventricle

• cavern

• atrium

The arrow indicates the

• Right atrium

• Left ventricle

• Right ventricle

• Left atrium

These structures carry blood away from the heart.

• Blood cells

• Veins

• Capillaries

• Arteries

Carries the blood from the ventricle to the body

• Aorta

• Atrium

• Valve

• Septum

What is the arrow pointing to?

• right atrium

• left atrium

• right ventricle

• left ventricle

The two chambers of the heart which receive blood are known as the _________

• atria

• ventricles

• systemics

• pulmonic

Blood leaves the right ventricle through the ___________.

• pulmonary artery

• aorta

• superior vena cava

• right atrium