heath and social care UNIT 4 functions of the heart 0.0 / 5 ? Health & Social Carefunction of the heartBTEC NationalOCR Created by: aamnazCreated on: 11-05-18 10:06 superior vena cava returns deoxyganated blood to the atrium 1 of 13 right atrium gets deoxyganated blood from the vena cava and takes to the right ventricle 2 of 13 pulmonary arterial vein allows blood to leave the heart through the arteries 3 of 13 tricuspid valve sends blood forwards 4 of 13 right ventricle it pumps blood through the pulmonary valve and pulmonary artery to the lungs 5 of 13 tick muscular wall this is thick due to the high pressure of the blood 6 of 13 aorta takes blood to the whole body from right ventricle to the lungs 7 of 13 pulmonary vein oxyganated blood from the lungs back to the left atrium 8 of 13 left atrium oxyganated blood from the lungs enter the left atrium through the pulmonary vein 9 of 13 mitral valve the mitral valve opens to increased pressure as the left atrium fills with blood 10 of 13 aortic semi-lunar valve ditributes oxyganated blood to all parts of the body 11 of 13 left ventricle pumps oxyganated blood all over the body 12 of 13 very thick muscular wall thick wall because of the strong pressure of blood 13 of 13
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