10. The blood returns to the right atrium through the superior vena cava and inferior vena cava and is transferred to the right ventricle through the tricuspid valve. The right ventricle pumps the low-oxygen blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs. Once the blood has been oxygenated in the lungs, it goes to the left atrium through the pulmonary vein. The left atrium sends the blood through the mitral valve to the left ventricle, which then pumps the blood out to the body through the aorta.