Blood Flow Through Heart

The pulmonary veins carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.

The bicuspid valve is also known as the mitral valve.

After the left atrium, blood flows through the bicuspid (mitral) valve into the left ventricle.

The aorta is the main artery that carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the rest of the body.

The atriums are located above the ventricles.

The tricuspid valve controls blood flow from the right atrium to the right ventricle.

The right ventricle pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs via the pulmonary artery.

The pulmonic valve regulates blood flow from the right ventricle to the pulmonary artery.

Oxygenated blood is rich in oxygen and is carried from the lungs to the heart, while deoxygenated blood is low in oxygen and is carried from the body back to the heart.

The inferior vena cava carries deoxygenated blood from the lower body to the right atrium of the heart.