Circulatory System: Heart Lab HM

Discover how your heart pumps blood! Learn the path of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood through the heart's chambers.

Right Atrium Right Ventricle Left Ventricle Left Atrium Pulmonary Artery Aorta How a heart pumps blood Blood Circulation Right Side of the HeartBlood enters the heart through two large veins, the inferior and superior vena cava, emptying oxygen-poor (deoxygenated) blood from the body into the right atrium of the heart.As the atrium contracts, blood flows from your right atrium into your right ventricle through the open tricuspid valve.When the ventricle is full, the tricuspid valve shuts. This prevents blood from flowing backward into the atria while the ventricle contracts.As the ventricle contracts, blood leaves the heart through the pulmonic valve, into the pulmonary artery and to the lungs where it is oxygenatedLeft Side of the HeartThe pulmonary vein empties oxygen-rich blood from the lungs into theleft atriumof the heart.As the atrium contracts, blood flows from your left atrium into yourleft ventriclethrough the open mitral valve.When the ventricle is full, the mitral valve shuts. This prevents blood from flowing backward into the atrium while the ventricle contracts.As the ventricle contracts, blood leaves the heart through the aortic valve, into the aorta and to the body.Blood flow through the heart:Superior Inferior Vena Cava --> Right Atrium --> Right Ventricle --> Pulmonary Artery --> LUNGS --> Pulmonary Veins --> Left Atrium --> Left Ventricle --> Aorta and the rest of body. Fill in the blanks from the reading to the best of your ability. Deoxygenated blood enters the right side of you heart through the superior and inferior vena cava into the right atrium.When the right atrium contracts, blood flows and fills the right ventricle.When the blood leaves the right ventricle, it gets pumped through the pulmonary artery to the lungs. There is where blood picks up oxygen. The pulmonary vein delivers oxygenated blood to the left atrium.From the left atrium the blood is pumped into the left ventricle.The oxygenated blood finally leaves the left ventricle through the aorta, where the oxygenated blood is delivered to the rest of the body. Deoxygenated ( oxygen poor ) blood enters the heart on which side? Right Side Left Side The heart has _ chambers. 1 2 3 4 This artery is the only artery to carry deoxgenated blood: Aorta Femoral Artery Pulmonary Artery None of the above. Match the word to the definition Artery Carries oxygenated blood away from heart Veins Carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart heart The muscle that acts as the pump for the circulatory system This vein is the only vein that carries oxygenated blood back to the heart: Pulmonary Artery Pulmonary Vein None The Heart To mark a word click its first letter then click its last. VENTRICLE PULMONARY SUPERIOR CONTRACT INFERIOR MUSCLE ARTERY ATRIUM ORGANS AORTIC OXYGEN AORTA LUNGS HEART VEINS VALVE LUNG VEIN FOUR