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Cardiovascular System: Heart Structure

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  • Left AV valve
    Valve that separates the left atrium from the left ventricle, preventing backflow of blood
  • Superior vena cava
    Large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the upper body to the right atrium
  • Aortic valve
    Valve that separates the left ventricle from the aorta, preventing backflow of blood
  • Inferior vena cava
    Large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the lower body to the right atrium
  • Left pulmonary artery
    Blood vessel that carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the left lung
  • Right atrium
    Chamber of the heart that receives deoxygenated blood from the body
  • Right pulmonary artery
    Blood vessel that carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the right lung
  • Left pulmonary veins
    Blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the left lung to the left atrium
  • Aorta
    Main artery that carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the rest of the body
  • Pulmonary valve
    Valve that separates the right ventricle from the pulmonary artery, preventing backflow of blood
  • Left ventricle
    Chamber of the heart that pumps oxygenated blood to the rest of the body
  • Right AV valve
    Valve that separates the right atrium from the right ventricle, preventing backflow of blood
  • Right pulmonary veins
    Blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the right lung to the left atrium
  • Right ventricle
    Chamber of the heart that pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs
  • Left atrium
    Chamber of the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs
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