Cardiovascular System: Functions

Vena Cava

carry blood, transporting CO2 to the right atrium.

Superior Vena Cava

carries blood from the head, neck, arm, chest

Inferior vena cava

carries blood from the legs, back, abdomen, pelvis

Right Pulmonary Artery

blood vessels

Right Pulmonary Veins

carry oxygenated blood from the right lung to the left atrium of the heart

Pulmonary Trunk

A blood vessel that carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the pulmonary arteries

Right Atrium

receives deoxygenated blood returning from the body and pumps it into the right ventricle to be sent to the lungs for oxygenation.

Pentricate Muscle

found in the wall of the right atrium of the heart

Tricuspid Valve

Helps with blood flow between the right atrium and the right ventricle

Right Ventricle

pumps deoxygenated blood into the pulmonary artery

Aorta

responsible for carrying oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to all the other organs and tissues throughout the body.

Left Pulmonary Artery

Carries oxygenated blood from the pulmonary trunk and transports it to the left lung

Left Atrium

receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and pumps it into the left ventricle

Left Pulmonary Veins

transport oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium

Mitral Valve

Helps with oxygenated blood flow to the left ventricle

Aortic Semilunar Valve

Helps with blood flowing to the aorta

Left Ventricle

pump oxygenated blood to the body

Papillary Muscles

On the edges of the heart

Interventricular Septum

Makes sure that oxygenated and deoxygenated blood