Hey, so the pathway of blood through the heart goes like this:
Blood goes in through the inferior and superior vena cava -> goes through right atrium -> Goes through tricuspid valve -> goes out through the pulmonary artery and to the lungs -> Returns to the heart through the pulmonary veins -> goes through the left atrium -> through the mitral valve -> through the left ventrical -> through aorta and out to the body
Sorry if this is confusing. Here's a diagram that might help:
Hey, so the pathway of blood through the heart goes like this:
ReplyDeleteBlood goes in through the inferior and superior vena cava -> goes through right atrium -> Goes through tricuspid valve -> goes out through the pulmonary artery and to the lungs -> Returns to the heart through the pulmonary veins -> goes through the left atrium -> through the mitral valve -> through the left ventrical -> through aorta and out to the body
Sorry if this is confusing. Here's a diagram that might help:
http://seys-science.wikispaces.com/file/view/heart.gif/97292674/heart.gif
Hope I helped!