The right atrium pumps deoxygenated blood to the right ventricle and into the lungs.

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An organ that supplies oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and removes carbon dioxide and other wastes. It also pumps blood throughout the body via the circulatory system.

The Human Heart

The left atrium receives oxygen-rich blood from the lungs and pumps it to the left ventricle through the mitral valve. After the blood is in the left ventricle, it is pumped through the aortic valve out to the rest of the body.

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