Year 8 Science
Refresh: Parts of the Heart
Usually:
 arteries take blood away/towards the heart
 veins take blood away/towards the heart
However, there are FOUR special tubes in the heart:
1.
Pulmonary artery – moves blood from the right
ventricle to the lungs for o _ _ _ _ _.
2.
Pulmonary vein – moves blood from the lungs to the h
_ _ _ _ (has oxygen).
3.
Aorta – the largest art_ _ _.
4.
Vena Cava (said “veena carva”) – moves deoxygenated
blood from cells into the heart