heart anatomy

Cornary arteries and veins are the blood vessels that supply blood and carry away away.  

STRUCTURE	FUNCTION	DEOXY/OXY BLOOD
LEFT ATRIUM	-collects oxygen-rich blood from the lungs then forces through the mitral valve into the left ventricle	OXY
LEFT VENTRICLE	-largest and strongest chamber, wall is only half an inch thick and it pushes blood through aorta valve into the body	OXY
RIGHT ATRIUM	-collects oxygen-poor blood returning coming back from the body and then it forces it through the tricuspid valve then into the right ventricle.	DEOXY
RIGHT VENTRICLE	- collects oxygen-poor blood from the right atrium and then forces it through the pulmonary valve then into the lungs	DEOXY
PULMONARY ARTERY	-carry blood from the heart to the lungs to pick up oxygen	DEOXY
AORTA	- the largest artery carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the rest of the body	OXY
PULMONARY VEINS	-carry oxygen-rich blood from the lungs back to the heart	OXY
SUPERIOR VENA CAVA	-oxygen-poor blood from the upper body returns to the heart through the superior vena cava	DEOXY
INFERIOR VENA CAVA	-oxygen-poor blood from the upper body returns to the heart through the inferior vena cava	DEOXY
ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVES (Mitral & Tricuspid)	tricuspid controls blood flow from the right atrium to the right ventricle and mitral controls flow from the left atrium to the left ventricle	Deoxy/oxy
CHORDAE TENDINAE	- bring right ventricular walls closer together during contraction.  -pull the AV Valves open during atriole systole	Left oxy Right deoxy
SEMI LUNAR VALVES (Pulmonary & Aortic)	-pulmonary valve control blood flow from right ventricle to the pulmonary arteries and aortic valve controls blood from left ventricle to aorta	deoxy/oxy
SEPTUM: separates left from right- /