Pathway of Blood

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

• True
• False

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

• Pulmonic valve to the pulmonary artery
• Tricuspid valve to the pulmonary vein
• Tricuspid valve to pulmonary artery
• Inferior vena cava to the aorta

Blood is pumped through the systemic circulation by the ___________.

• right atrium
• right ventricle
• left atrium
• left ventricle

Blood is pumped through the pulmonary circulation by the _____________.

• right atrium
• right ventricle
• left atrium
• left ventricle

Semilunar valves are found in between the _____________.

• left atrium and left ventricle

• right atrium and right ventricle

• Left ventricle and Aorta

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

• left atrium to the left ventricle

• right atrium to the right ventricle

• pulmonary artery to the aorta

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

• left atrium to the left ventricle

• right atrium to the right ventricle

• pulmonary artery to the aorta

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

• Inferior Vena Cava

• Superior Vena Cava

• Pulmonary Veins

• Aortic veins

What blood vessel delivers deoxygenated blood to the lungs?

• Pulmonary artery

• Pulmonary vein

• Aorta

• Left ventricle

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

• Inferior Vena Cava

• Superior Vena Cava

• Pulmonary Veins

• Aortic veins