Please trace a drop of blood starting at the right atrium and ending at the aorta. Don’t forget to include valves of the heart.

Please trace a drop of blood starting at the right atrium and ending at the aorta. Don’t forget to include valves of the heart.

Answer

To trace a drop of blood from the right atrium to the aorta, you follow the path of circulation through the heart and lungs. 1. Right Atrium: The blood begins here (deoxygenated). 2. Tricuspid Valve: The blood flows through this valve into the next chamber. 3. Right Ventricle: The chamber that pumps blood toward the lungs. 4. Pulmonary Valve: The blood passes through this valve to enter the pulmonary system. 5. Pulmonary Trunk/Arteries: Blood travels to the lungs to become oxygenated. 6. Pulmonary Veins: Newly oxygenated blood returns to the heart. 7. Left Atrium: The chamber that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs. 8. Mitral (Bicuspid) Valve: Blood flows through this valve into the main pumping chamber. 9. Left Ventricle: The thickest chamber that pumps blood to the rest of the body. 10. Aortic Valve: The final heart valve the blood passes through. 11. Aorta: The large artery that carries the blood out to the body.