The basic structure of the human heart and its function 1.

The heart is a dark red cone-shaped muscular organ found between the two lungs in the thoracic cavity. 2. It is the size of a clenched fist and weighs from 350 to 450 grams in an average adult. 3. Four chambers: a) two upper thin-walled chambers ( b) two lower thick-walled chambers ( ): receive blood returning to the heart. ): pump blood out of the heart.

4. The atria (singular: atrium) have thinner walls than the ventricles because they only have to pump blood into the ventricles. 5. The wall of the left ventricle is much thicker than that of the right ventricle because the left ventricle ______________________________________, wherease the right ventricle only has to ____________________________. 6. The ______________ separates the right chambers from the left chambers. 7. ______________ are present to allow blood to flow in only one direction. 8. Three types of valves: a) _____________________: between left atrium and left ventricle b) ____________________: between right atrium and right ventricle c) ____________________: at the base of aorta and pulmonary artery Function: Function: