CH 2 Heart Structures and Functions

Front

Four chambers of the heart

Back

right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, left ventricle

Front

Heart valve between left atrium and left ventricle

Back

(bicuspid) valve

Front

Main artery leaving the left ventricle

Back

Aorta

Front

Vessel bringing deoxygenated blood to right atrium

Back

superior and inferior vena cava

Front

Valve between right atrium and right ventricle

Back

tricuspid valve

Front

Valve preventing backflow from pulmonary artery

Back

semilunar valve

Front

Chamber pumping blood to lungs

Back

left ventricle

Front

Vessel carrying oxygenated blood from lungs to heart

Back

pulmonary vein

Front

Valve between left ventricle and aorta

Back

semilunar valve (aortic valve)

Front

Chamber receiving oxygenated blood from lungs

Back

left atrium