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Anatomy and Function of the Heart
The Path Blood Takes Through Your Heart
This handout can help you understand how blood moves
through your heart.
A Muscular Pump
Your heart is a
muscular organ that
pumps blood. Blood
contains the oxygen
and nutrients your
body needs. The
pumping sections of
your heart are:
•Right atrium
•Right ventricle
•Left atrium
•Left ventricle
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It begins when oxygen-poor
blood from the body flows
into your heart’s right atrium.
Right side of the heart
Your right atrium pumps
blood into your right ventricle.
Right
atrium
Right
ventricle
Then, your
right ventricle
pumps blood
to your lungs.
Left side of the heart
After picking
up oxygen in
your lungs,
blood flows
back to your
heart’s left
atrium.
Left
atrium
Finally, your
left ventricle
pumps
oxygen-rich
blood out of
your heart to
your body.
Left
ventricle
Your left atrium pumps blood
into your left ventricle.
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