aorta | | receives blood from the abdomen, and legs and takes it to the heart |
right ventricle | | heart valve located between the right atrium and right ventricle it has 3 pointed leaflets or cusps. |
superior vena cava | | receives blood from the heart,neck,arms and chest and takes it to the heart. |
mitral valve | | largest artery in the body |
interventricular septum | | artery that carries blood from the heart to the lungs. The pulmonary artery is the only artery in the body that carries oxygen poor blood. |
tricuspid valve | | partitioning wall that divides the right ventricle from the left ventricle. |
apex | | left lower chamber of the heart |
inferior vena cava | | left upper chamber of the heart |
aorta valve | | heart valve located between the left ventricle and the aorta |
left ventricle | | right upper chamber of the heart |
pulmonary artery | | lower tip of the heart |
right atrium | | right lower chamber of the heart |
left atrium | | heart valve located between the left atrium and the left ventricle also known as the bicuspid valve. |
pulmonary valve | | heart valve located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery. |