Position and Functions of the Parts of the Human Heart

Types of
Valve
Tricuspid
Valve

Position

Function

Situated between the right

atrium and right ventricle

Bicuspid
Valve

Situated between the left

atrium and the left ventricle

Semilun
ar
Valve

Situated at the base of the

pulmonary artery and the
aorta

Prevents blood in the right

ventricle from flowing back
to the right atrium
Prevents blood in the left
ventricle from flowing back
to the left atrium
Prevents blood leaving the
heart and flowing back

Type of Blood
Vessel
Vena Cava
Pulmonary
Artery
Pulmonary Vein
Aorta

Function
Channels deoxygenated blood from all parts of the
body to the right atrium
Carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the
lungs
Carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the
heart
Carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the
whole body