English National Curriculum - Science Science

1. Explore the heart

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Label the major structures in the heart

Describe how the heart pumps blood around the body

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left atrium

one of the four chambers of the heart which receives blood full of oxygen from the lungs and then empties the blood into the left ventricle

right atrium

one of the four chambers of the heart which receives blood low in oxygen from the body and then empties the blood into the right ventricle

right ventricle

the chamber within the heart that is responsible for pumping oxygen-depleted blood to the lungs

pulmonary

relating to the lungs

aorta

the main artery that carries blood from the heart for distribution to all parts of the body

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