Pathway of Blood

Front

True or False: Blood flows in the following sequence in the heart: Superior vena cava/Inferior vena cava, right atrium, tricuspid valve, right ventricle, pulmonic valve, pulmonary artery, lungs, pulmonary veins, left atrium, bicuspid valve, left ventricle, aortic valve, aorta

Back

True

Front

On the right side of the heart, blood flows from the right ventricle to the _______.

Back

Pulmonic valve to the pulmonary artery

Front

Blood is pumped through the systemic circulation by the ___________.

Back

left ventricle

Front

Blood is pumped through the pulmonary circulation by the _____________.

Back

right ventricle

Front

Semilunar valves are found in between the _____________.

Back

Left ventricle and Aorta

Front

The tricuspid valve, when open, allows blood to flow from the ____________ to the _______________.

Back

right atrium to the right ventricle

Front

The mitral (bicuspid) valve, when opened, allows blood to flow from the _________ to the __________.

Back

left atrium to the left ventricle

Front

Vein that empties blood from the upper body into the upper right heart chamber

Back

Superior Vena Cava

Front

What blood vessel delivers deoxygenated blood to the lungs?

Back

Pulmonary artery

Front

Vein that empties blood from the lower body into the upper right heart chamber

Back

Inferior Vena Cava