The Heart

1. Name the four chambers of the heart

a. .
b. .
c. .
d. .
2. Which side of the heart pumps blood to the body?

3. Why might this side be thicker than the other side of the heart?

4. What do closed valves do?

5. Name three differences between arteries and veins:

a. .
b. .
c. .
6. Why do we call the flow of blood around the body and through the heart double
circulation?

Label the
following:
Right Ventricle
Left Ventricle
Right Atrium
Left Atrium
Valve
Valve
Septum
Vena Cava
Aorta
Pulmonary Vein
Pulmonary
Artery