does anyone have a mneumonic for the blood pathway through the heart?!
Question: Does anyone have a mneumonic for the blood pathway through the heart?
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LAB RAT
Left atrium: Bicuspid valve
Right atruim: Tricuspid valve.
(Heart valve sequence) "Try Pulling My Aorta":
Tricuspid
Pulmonary
Mitral
Aorta
Superior vena cava--> Right atrium--> Tricuspid valve--> Right ventricle--> Pulmonary valve--> Pulmonary artery--> Lungs--> Pulmonary vein--> Left atrium--> Mitral valve--> Left ventricle--> Aortic valve--> Aorta--> systemic distribution to the lower parts of the body--> returns to the right atrium through the inferior vena cana.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circulatory…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemic_ci…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulmonary_c…