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From there, the blood leaves the heart through the aorta to be distributed throughout the body. Blood enters the heart through the superior and inferior venae cavae into the right atrium. This blood then flows through the right atrioventricular valve to the right ventricle.
From the left atrium, blood flows through the bicuspid (mitral) valve into. the left ventricle. 8. From the left ventricle, it goes through the aortic semilunar valves into the. ascending aorta. 9. Blood is distributed to the rest of the body (systemic circulation) from the. aorta.