The Heart: Structure and Function

Veins carry blood AWAY from the heart and arteries carry blood TOWARDS to the heart

Arteries carry blood AWAY from the heart and veins carry blood BACK TO the heart

Veins branch into capillaries and carry blood AWAY from the heart

Veins are the largest and toughest blood vessels in your body

the superior vena cava transport blood from the head

the inferior vena cava transports blood from the rest of the body

the pulmonary artery carries oxygenated blood from the right atrium to the lungs

deoxygenated blood is pumped from the right atrium to the lungs

blood is pumped from the atrium to the ventricle

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

Oxygenated blood is pumped from the left atrium to the right ventricle

Blood is pumped from the left ventricle to the body via the aorta

The aorta carries oxygenated blood away from the heart to the rest of the body

The aorta carries deoxygenated blood away from the heart to the rest of the body

semi-lunar, atrio-ventricular

atrio-ventricular, semi-lunar