Aorta
blood from the left ventricle passes through a valve and enters this blood vessel
Aortic Semi Lunar Valve
this valve keeps blood from flowing back into the left ventricle.
Mitral Valve (Bicuspid)
this valve prevents blood from flowing back into the left atruim.
Left Atrium
blood returning from the lungs enters this heart chamber.
Left Ventricle
this heart chamber pumps blood through the aortic semilunar valve.
Pulmonary artery
blood leaves the right ventricle passes through a valve and enters this vessel
Pulmonary semilunar valve
blood leaving the right ventricle passes through this valve in its way to the lung.
Pulmonary Vein
the blood vessel carries blood back to the heart from the lungs.
Right Atruim
blood from the inferior vena cava drains into this chamber
Right Ventricle
blood passes through the tricuspid valve into this heart chamber
Superior / Inferior Vena Cava
this blood vessel empties into the right atrium
Tricuspid Valve
this valve prevents blood from backing up into the right atrium