Mammoth Memory

The Heart

The heart is a muscle that pumps blood around the body. Veins lead into the heart and arteries lead out of the heart.

Image of the human heart with titles of the internal structure
Heart Diagram - Arteries and Veins

 

NOTE:

Blue shows flow of unoxygenated blood 

Red shows flow of oxygenated blood

 

Whenever we discuss the heart, the right atrium is on the right hand side of the person whose heart we are discussing.

Graphic showing where the right atrium is located on a person

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