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Put It All Together · Heart

What should I learn next after the heart?

One beat, four chambers, four valves, two loops — all at once.

The simple answer

Blood comes back from your body to the right side of your heart, which sends it to your lungs for oxygen. It returns to the left side, and the left side pumps it out through the aorta to your body. Valves keep the whole journey moving forward.

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There's more: one beat, four chambers, four valves, two loops — all at once. The full explanation — and the interactive version you can tap and quiz yourself on — lives in the app.

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