Heart Anatomy

Question 1

Right side of the heart

Answer 1

Receives blood from the body (O2 poor) through the vena cava and pumps it to the lungs via the pulmonary arteries, these arteries are the only ones that contain O2 poor blood

Question 2

Left side of the heart

Answer 2

Receives blood from the lungs via the pulmonary veins and pumps it to the body via the aorta.

The pulmonary veins are the only veins that contain O2 rich blood

Question 3

Septum

Answer 3

Separates the left and right side of the heart, vena cava brings O2 poor blood into the right atrium from the rest of the body

Blood leaves the heart through the aorta and travels to the rest of the body