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The Flow of the Body

  • Deoxygenated blood from body tissue

    Deoxygenated blood from body tissue
  • Superior vena Cava

    Superior vena Cava
    The vein that delivers blood to the heart from the upper half of the body.
  • Inferior Vena Cava

    Inferior Vena Cava
    The vein that delivers blood to the heart from the lower half of the body.
  • Right Atrium

    Right Atrium
    The chamber of the heart that receives deoxygenated blood from the body.
  • Tricuspid Valve

    Tricuspid Valve
    The right atrio-ventricular valve located between the right atrium and right ventricle.
  • Right Ventricle

    Right Ventricle
    The chamber of the heart that pumps deoxygenated blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs.
  • Pulmonary Valve

    Pulmonary Valve
    The valve which prevents back flow of blood between the pulmonary artery and the right ventricle of the heart.
  • Pulmonary artery

    Pulmonary artery
    It carries blood from the heart to the lungs.
  • Both lungs

    Both lungs
  • Returns to heart thru the Pulmonary veins

    Returns to heart thru the Pulmonary veins
    It carries blood from the lungs to the heart.
  • Left atrium

    Left atrium
    The chamber of the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs through the pulmonary veins.
  • Mitral Valve

    Mitral Valve
    The valve that separates the left atrium from the left ventricle.
  • Left ventricle

    Left ventricle
    The chamber of the heart that pumps oxygenated blood through the aorta and the rest of the body.
  • Aortic Valve

    Aortic Valve
    The valve which prevents back flow of blood between the aorta and left ventricle of the heart.
  • Aorta

    Aorta
    The largest blood vessel in the body that carries oxygenated blood to the entire rest of the body.
  • Transporting oxygenated blood to body cells

    Transporting oxygenated blood to body cells