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Cardiac Blood Flow

CARDIAC BLOOD FLOW To Prevail Means Awesomeness Tricuspid Aortic valve Pulmonic - Mitral valve Mitral Pulmonary- valve Aortic Tricuspid valve How Does Blood Flow Through the Heart? The right and left sides of the heart work together. The pattern described below is repeated over and over, causing blood to flow continuously to the heart, lungs, and body. Right Side of the Heart Blood enters the heart through two large veins, the inferior and superior vena cava, emptying oxygen-poor blood from the body into the right atrium of the heart. As the atrium contracts, blood flows from your right atrium into your right ventricle through the open tricuspid valve. When the ventricle is full, the tricuspid valve shuts. This prevents blood from flowing backward into the atria while the ventricle contracts. As the ventricle contracts, blood leaves the heart through the pulmonic valve, into the pulmonary artery and to the lungs where it is oxygenated. Left Side of the Heart The pulmonary vein empties oxygen-rich blood from the lungs into the left atrium of the heart. As the atrium contracts, blood flows from your left atrium into your left ventricle through the open mitral valve. When the ventricle is full, the mitral valve shuts. This prevents blood from flowing backward into the atrium while the ventricle contracts. As the ventricle contracts, blood leaves the heart through the aortic valve, into the aorta and to the body. Do you know your way around the heart? Take our quiz and find out TEST

Cardiac Blood Flow

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Cardiac Blood Flow infographic. this Cardiac blood flow information is helpful to nursing students and lay people alike. Useful information for anyone in the medical field and a great study guide

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