Blood Flow Through the Pulmonary and Systemic Cicruit


Self-test: Put this blood flow tracing in correct order STARTING with venules: Check Answers below. A LARGE blood flow graphic is below.

______ Tricuspid valve
______ Pulmonary veins
______ Left ventricle
______ Lungs
______ Mitral valve
______ Venules
______ Pulmonary semilunar valve
______ Pulmonary arteries
______ Veins
______ Right atrium
______ Right Ventricle
______ Capillaries
______ Aortic semilunar valve
______ Arteries
______ Inferior vena cava & superior vena cava
______ Left atrium
______ Arterioles
______ Aorta

Answers

5. Tricuspid valve
10. Pulmonary veins
13. Left ventricle
9. Lungs
12. Mitral valve
1. Venules
7. Pulmonary semilunar valve
8. Pulmonary arteries
2. Veins
4. Right atrium
6. Right Ventricle
18. Capillaries
14. Aortic semilunar valve
16. Arteries
3. Inferior vena cava & superior vena cava
11. Left atrium
17. Arterioles
15. Aorta