The rhythm of the heart's blood pumping is controlled by a collection of

pacemaker cells in the sinoatrial node. These produce an electric current that
flows via the atrioventricular node and along the heart's conduction system and
causes the heart to contract. Deoxygenated blood from the superior and inferior
vena cavae enters the human heart through the right atrium and moves to the
right ventricle. It is then pushed into the pulmonary circulation and delivered to
the lungs, where it is oxygenated and released carbon dioxide. After returning to
the left atrium, the left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood through the aorta into
the systemic circulation, where it travels through capillaries, arteries, and
arterioles.