It is located in the upper right corner of the heart superior to the right ventricle. Deoxygenated blood entering the heart through veins from the tissues of the body first enters the heart through the right atrium before being pumped into the right ventricle. Where are the left atrium andRead More →
The upper two heart chambers are called atria. Atria are separated by an interatrial septum into the left atrium and the right atrium. The lower two chambers of the heart are called ventricles. Atria receive blood returning to the heart from the body and ventricles pump blood from the heartRead More →
tricuspid valve: located between the right atrium and the right ventricle. What separates the aorta from the left ventricle? The aortic valve is between the left ventricle and the aorta, which carries blood to the body. Which of the following separates the right and left ventricles? A wall of muscleRead More →
The right atrium contracts and pushes the blood cells through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle. The right ventricle then contracts and pushes the blood through the pulmonary valve into the pulmonary artery, which takes it to the lungs. When atria contract do ventricles relax? The ventricles are filledRead More →