Structure and function of heart like longest vein
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Answer:
aorta is the longest vein
Explanation:
its function is take oxygented blood from left ventricle to all parts of the body
Answer:
Structure
The heart consists of four chambers:
Atria: the two upper chambers (they receive blood).
Ventricles: the two lower chambers (they discharge blood).
The left atria and left ventricle are separated from the right atria and right ventricle by a wall of muscle called the septum.
The wall of the heart consists of three layers of tissue:
Epicardium — protective layer mostly made of connective tissue.
Myocardium — the muscles of the heart.
Endocardium — lines the inside of the heart and protects the valves and chambers.
These layers are covered in a thin protective coating called the pericardium.
Function
The left and right side of the heart work in unison. The right side of the heart receives deoxygenated blood and sends it to the lungs; the left side of the heart receives blood from the lungs and pumps it to the rest of the body.
The atria and ventricles contract and relax in turn, producing a rhythmical heartbeat:
Right side
The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the body through veins called the superior and inferior vena cava (the largest veins in the body).
The right atrium contracts and blood passes to the right ventricle.
Once the right ventricle is full, it contracts and pumps the blood through to the lungs via the pulmonary artery, where it picks up oxygen and offloads carbon dioxide.
Left side
Newly oxygenated blood returns to the left atrium via the pulmonary vein.
The left atrium contracts, pushing blood into the left ventricle.
Once the left ventricle is full, it contracts and pushes the blood back out to the body via the aorta.
Each heartbeat can be split into two parts:
Diastole: the atria and ventricles relax and fill with blood.
Systole: the atria contract (atrial systole) and push blood into the ventricles; then, as the atria start to relax, the ventricles contract (ventricular systole) and pump blood out of the heart.
When blood is sent through the pulmonary artery to the lungs, it travels through tiny capillaries on the surface of the lung’s alveoli (air sacs). Oxygen travels into the capillaries, and carbon dioxide travels from the capillaries into the air sacs, where it is breathed out into the atmosphere.
The muscles of the heart need to receive oxygenated blood, too. They are fed by the coronary arteries on the surface of the heart.
Where blood passes near to the surface of the body, such as at the wrist or neck, it is possible to feel your pulse; this is the rush of blood as it is pumped through the body by the heart.