The anatomy of the heart

Click on a part of the heartTo learn more about it!When you have viewed them all, click next to continue.

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The answer is the right atrium!

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Congratulations!Click to ContinueNow that you know the basic components of the heart,let's test your knowledge!

Click to ContinueA chamber of the heart, on the upper left side of the heart.

It receives blood from the pulmonary, and pumps it into the left ventricle.

Has an oblique vein, derives from the embryonic left superior vena cava.

Blood going into the left ventricle from the left atrium is oxygenated.

Left atriumChoose Another PartA chamber of the heart, on the bottom right side of the heart.

It receives blood from the right atrium and pumps it into the pulmonary artery.

Has a thinner wall than the left ventricle.

Blood going into the pulmonary artery from the right ventricle is deoxygenated.

Right ventricleChoose Another PartA chamber of the heart, on the bottom left side of the heart.

The left ventricle receives blood from the left atrium and pumps it into the aorta.

The left ventricle is thick-walled and must be ableto contract and relax rapidly.

Blood going into the aorta from the left ventricle is oxygenated.

Left VentricleChoose Another PartAn artery comprised of the superior and inferior vena cava.

They return blood from the body back into the heart,And empty the blood into the right atrium.

The blood that enters the heart through The vena cavae is deoxygenated.

Vena cavaeChoose Another PartAortaThe largest artery in the body.

Originates from the left ventricle and extends down to the abdomen.

The aorta distributes oxygenated blood to all parts of the body.Choose Another PartA chamber of the heart, on the upper right side of the heart.

It receives blood from the vena cava and pumps it into the right ventricle.

The opening on the right atrium is called the coronary sinus. It drains the myocardium (muscular tissue of the heart).

Blood going into the right ventricle from the right atrium is deoxygenated.

Right atriumChoose Another PartWhere does the left ventricle get its blood from?

A. Left Atrium

B. Aorta

C. Right Atrium

Question 1

Im sorry, thats not correct!The aorta does not specifically give blood to the left ventricle.Please try again! :)

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Click to Go BackWhen blood enters the Aorta, is it oxygenated or deoxygenated?

A. Oxygenated

B. Deoxygenated

Question 2

Which chamber of the heart has a coronary sinus?

A. Left Atrium

B. Right Atrium

C. Right Ventricle

Question 3

Im sorry, thats not correct!The coronary sinus is not on the atrium, but it is still on AN atrium.Please try again! :)

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Click to Go BackReal life footage of a heart pumping blood in a guysopen chest. Pretty cool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gnv54V8Jj1U

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