Am i right about the blood flow order?!
Question: if i was to trace a drop of blood through the heart and lungs by listing in order all vessels, heart chambers, and valves through which the blood passes starting with the right atrium
so am i right with the order? thanks!
right atrium
tricuspid valve
right ventricle
pulmonary trunk
pulmonary semi valve
pulmonary arteries
pulmonary capillaries
pulmonary veins
left atrium
bicuspid valve
left ventricle
aorta
aortic semi valve
systemic arteries
systemic capillaries
systemic veins
venae cavae
Answers: if i was to trace a drop of blood through the heart and lungs by listing in order all vessels, heart chambers, and valves through which the blood passes starting with the right atrium
so am i right with the order? thanks!
right atrium
tricuspid valve
right ventricle
pulmonary trunk
pulmonary semi valve
pulmonary arteries
pulmonary capillaries
pulmonary veins
left atrium
bicuspid valve
left ventricle
aorta
aortic semi valve
systemic arteries
systemic capillaries
systemic veins
venae cavae
Yes, except the pulmonary trunk is simply the name for the part pulmonary artery before it splits up. So actually the the pulmonary valve would come before the pulmonary trunk.
The "bicuspid" valve is actually called the mitral valve.