4.1.

1 Path of Blood in the Heart

1. Oxygen-poor blood (shown in blue) flows from the body into the right atrium.
2. Blood flows through the right atrium into the right ventricle.
3. The right ventricle pumps the blood to the lungs, where the blood releases waste gases
and picks up oxygen.
4. The newly oxygen-rich blood (shown in red) returns to the heart and enters the left
atrium.
5. Blood flows through the left atrium into the left ventricle.
6. The left ventricle pumps the oxygen-rich blood to all parts of the body.

CONCLUSION QUESTIONS
1. The most muscular chamber of the heart is the left ventricle because it must
have a lot of power to push oxygenated blood throughout the entire body
2. The fetus does not yet have a functioning heart, so it needs a temporary blood
supply from the mother.
3. Pulmonary veins in the heart push oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart.
The hearts pulmonary artery pushes deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs.
The heart must do this to oxygenate the blood with the oxygen from the lungs, and that
is why the functions of certain arteries and veins in the heart are different.
4. To prevent blood from flowing in the wrong direction, the heart has several valves
and chambers that open and close. Valves on arteries keep the blood moving in the right
direction.
5. Without oxygenated blood, tissues will begin to die. Organs will fail, and
ultimately, the human will die.