BPK 142 Chapter Notes -Superior Vena Cava, Tricuspid Valve, Aortic Valve

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Atria two small upper cavities of the heart from which blood is passed to the ventricles. The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from veins. The left atrium receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary vein. Ventricles two large lower chambers that collect and expel blood received from an atrium towards the lungs or body. The right ventricle pumps blood into the pulmonary circulation for the lungs. The left ventricle pumps blood into the systemic circulation through the aorta: thicker walls than the right ventricle because it needs to pump blood to most of the body. Superior vena cava carries deoxygenated blood from the upper body to the right atrium. Inferior vena cava carries deoxygenated blood from the lower body to the right atrium. Tricuspid valve a flap-like structure that ensures 1-way blood flow from the right atrium to the right ventricle. Pulmonic valve flap-like structure ensuring 1-way blood flow from the right ventricle to the pulmonary artery.

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