answersLogoWhite

0

Left Ventricle




* Blood flows through the mitral valve (also known as the bicuspid valve) into the left ventricle.


* Contraction of the ventricle closes the mitral valve and opens the aortic valve at the entrance to the aorta.


* The first branches from the aorta occur just beyond the aortic valve still within the heart.


* Two openings lead to the right and left coronary arteries, which supply blood to the heart itself.



Although the coronary arteries arise within the heart, they pass directly out to the surface of the heart and extend down across it. They supply blood to the network of capillaries that penetrate every portion of the heart.


* The capillaries drain into two coronary veins that empty into the right atrium.


http://answers.Yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080707203519AAgh3e5





More:
In mammals, the function of the right side of the heart is to collect de-oxygenated blood, in the right atrium, and pump it, through the tricuspid valve, via the right ventricle, into the lungs, (pulmonary circulation) so that the carbon dioxide can be dropped off and oxygen picked up. The passive process of diffusion happens on this stage. The left side collects oxynated blood from the lungs into the left atrium. From it the blood moves to the left ventricle, through the mitral valve, also called bicuspid valve, which pumps it out to the body, (via the aorta)


User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

Where is the supior and inferior venae cavae located?

The superior vena cava is located above the heart, carrying deoxygenated blood from the upper body to the heart. The inferior vena cava is situated below the heart, transporting deoxygenated blood from the lower body to the heart.


What is arteris?

The pulmonary artery is a structure that is located in the heart. Its' function is to transport deoxygenated blood from the heart to the respiratory system.


What vein is located at the top of the heart?

The superior vena cava is the vein located at the top of the heart. It brings deoxygenated blood from the upper parts of the body into the heart.


What is pulmonary artery?

The pulmonary artery is a structure that is located in the heart. Its' function is to transport deoxygenated blood from the heart to the respiratory system.


What structure in the heart separate oxygenated blood from deoxygenated blood?

The structure in the heart that separates oxygenated blood from deoxygenated blood is the atria. These are the two sides of the heart and are separated by the interatrial septum.


What is venous heart?

The part of the heart filled with deoxygenated blood - the right auricle and ventricle of humans. The heart of fishes is venous as it is fully filled with deoxygenated blood.


Which vessels carry deoxygenated blood from different part of the body to the heart?

Which vessels carry deoxygenated blood from different parts of the body to the heart


What vessels transport deoxygenated blood into the heart?

in most cases, veins carry deoxygenated blood. the exception to this are the pulmonary veins which carry oxygenated blood. all veins carry blood back to the heart, while arteries carry blood away from the heart.


What parts of the heart carry deoxygenated blood?

Simple answer: Veins Complex answer: a series of blood vessels (excluding arteries) carries deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart. Where the blood is then passed through an oxygenating process with the lungs. Another answer: pressure caused by the beating of the 4 chamber heart.


What kind of blood do veins carry to the heart?

deoxygenated blood


What is the blood that is coming from the heart and coming from alveoli?

deoxygenated blood


What contains deoxygenated blood?

Veins carry deoxygenated blood from the tissues and organs to the heart. Arteries are the means for carrying the oxygenated blood.