Independent Assessment 3 Directions: Read the following sentences. Write True if the statement is correct and False if it is wrong 1. Blood flows from the superior and inferior vena cavae into the right atrium 2 4 Veins and arteries have valves to prevent reverse blood flow. 3. Veins always carry deoxygenated blood toward the heart Arteries always carry oxygenated blood. 5. Blood moves toward the lungs after it leaves the right ventricle. 6. Blood returns from the body through the superior and inferior vena cavae which empty into the left atrium. 7. The right chambers of the heart receive deoxygenated blood from the body 8. Blood is produced in the heart. 9 Nutrients are transported to all cells in the body through blood vessels. 10. The function of the heart is to clean blood.​