The Heart

Question 1

Route of the blood

Answer 1

Vena cava - Right atrium - Tricuspid valve - Right ventricle - Pulmonary valve - Pulmonary artery - Pulmonary vein - Left atrium - Bicuspid valve - Left ventricle - Aortic valve - Aorta

Question 2

Vena cava

Answer 2

Carries deoxygenated blood from the lower half of the body to the right atrium

Question 3

Right atrium

Answer 3

Receives deoxygenated blood from the vena cava and pumps it into the right ventricle

Question 4

Tricuspid valve

Answer 4

Prevents back flow of blood from the right ventricle into the right atrium

Question 5

Right ventricle

Answer 5

Pumps blood through the pulmonary valve and through the pulmonary artery to the lumgs

Question 6

Pulmonary valve

Answer 6

Allows blood to leave the heart via the arteries

Question 7

Pulmonary artery

Answer 7

Responsible for transporting oxygen-depleted blood away from the heart back towards the lungs

Question 8

Pulmonary vein

Answer 8

Responsible for carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the left atrium

Question 9

Left atrium

Answer 9

A holding chamber for blood returning from the lungs and to act as a pump to transport blood to other areas of the heart

Question 10

Bicuspid valve

Answer 10

It allows blood to flow one way only, from the left atrium into the left ventricle

Question 11

Left ventricle

Answer 11

Responsible for pumping oxygenated blood to tissues all over the body

Question 12

Aortic valve

Answer 12

Allows oxygenated blood to flow into the aorya

Question 13

Aorta

Answer 13

The main artery that carries blood away from your heart to the rest of your body