Locate the vessels entering and leaving the heart and the 2 heart chambers - atrium and ventricle. Look at diagram of blood flow through the heart - Figure 10.9 on page 97 of lab manual. Next, follow ...

This causes blood to flow in backward motion ... which occurs when a hole in the wall separates the heart's upper chambers (atria). Another example is a ventricular septal defect, where a hole ...

The heart is a large muscular organ which pumps blood to the lungs and then the rest of your body. It has four chambers. Humans have a double circulatory system, which means the blood passes ...

The mitral valve lies between the heart’s left atrium (upper left chamber) and left ventricle (lower left chamber). If the ...

Blood enters the upper chambers. These squeeze and ... The tubes that carry blood back to your heart, shown in blue, are called veins. The flow of blood is controlled by strong valves, which ...

Your surgeon will make an incision in your chest to access your heart and will use a machine to take over blood flow while your heart is temporarily stopped. In some cases, minimally invasive ...