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The Flow of Bloodin the
Human Circulatory System
Blood re-enters heart from body
• Oxygen-poor blood
• Enters right atrium
• Upper body – Superior (Upper) Vena Cava
• Lower Body – Inferior (Lower) Vena Cava
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Right atrium contracts
• Tricuspid Valve opens
• Oxygen-poor blood
• Blood enters Right Ventricle
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Right Ventricle Contracts
• Pulmonary valve opens
• Oxygen-poor blood
• Blood enters Pulmonary Artery
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Blood enters capillaries in lungs
• Pulmonary artery takes oxygen-poor blood to lungs
• Gas exchange occurs – Carbon dioxide leaves blood, oxygen enters blood
• Oxygen-rich blood returns to heart via Pulmonary Vein
Blood Enters Left Atrium
• Oxygen-rich blood returns to heart
• Pulmonary veins empty blood into left atrium
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Left Atrium Contracts
• Bicuspid valve opens
• Oxygen-rich blood
• Blood exits left atrium, enters left ventricleRV
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Left Ventricle Contracts
• Aortic valve opens• Oxygen-rich blood• Blood enters
Aorta, which branches into the Ascending (Upper) Aorta and Descending (Lower) Aorta
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Blood travels to all areas of the body
• Oxygen-rich blood
• Aorta branches into network of arteries and capillaries that supply each cell in the body with oxygen and nutrients
Oxygen-rich blood enters body capillaries
• Oxygen is dropped off at body cells and carbon dioxide is absorbed
• Nutrients are dropped off and wastes are absorbed
• Blood becomes oxygen-poor
Capillaries return blood to veins
• Oxygen-poor blood returns to veins
• Veins have series of valves to keep blood from flowing backwards
• Veins are often sandwiched between muscles that contract and squeeze the veins to keep blood moving
Blood re-enters heart from body
• Oxygen-poor blood
• Enters right atrium
• Upper body – Superior (Upper) Vena Cava
• Lower Body – Inferior (Lower) Vena Cava
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