Heart Structure 0.0 / 5 ? BiologyCellular processesA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: Ellie HadleyCreated on: 17-01-14 18:11 Left ventricle Pumps oxygenated blood into the aorta and around the body 1 of 11 Vena cava Brings deoxygenated blood from the body back to the heart 2 of 11 Right atrium Pumps deoxygenated to the right ventricle 3 of 11 Pulmonary artery Carries deoxygenated blood away from the heart to the lungs 4 of 11 Aorta Carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the body 5 of 11 Pulmonary vein Carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart 6 of 11 Left atrium Pumps blood to the left ventricle 7 of 11 Atrio-ventricular (tricuspid) valve Prevents the back flow of blood from the right ventricle to the right atrium 8 of 11 Semi-lunar (aortic) valve Prevents the back flow of blood from the aorta to the ventricles 9 of 11 Right ventricle Pumps deoxygenated blood to the pulmonary artery 10 of 11 Coronary arteries Supplies the heart muscle with blood 11 of 11
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