A red blood cell enters the right common iliac artery. In order, list ALL the structures it passes
through to reach the inferior vena cava. There are multiple pathways that are correct, only give
one consistent path.
Solution
Humans and other mammals have two-circuit circulatory systems: one circuit is for pulmonary
circulation (circulation to the lungs; pulmo = lungs), and the other circuit is for systemic
circulation (the rest of the body). As each atrium and ventricle contract, blood is pumped into
certain major blood vessels, and from there, continues through the circulatory system. Superior
means higher, and inferior means lower, so the superior vena cava is at the top of the right
atrium, and the inferior vena cava enters the bottom of the right atrium. the capillaries carry the
wastes and carbon dioxide through the deoxygenated blood to the smallest of the veins, which
are called venules. The venules branch into bigger vessels called veins. The veins then carry the
deoxygenated blood toward the main vein, which is the vena cava. The two branches of the vena
cava enter the right atrium, which is where pulmonary circulation begins..
A red blood cell enters the right common iliac artery. In order, list.pdf
1. A red blood cell enters the right common iliac artery. In order, list ALL the structures it passes
through to reach the inferior vena cava. There are multiple pathways that are correct, only give
one consistent path.
Solution
Humans and other mammals have two-circuit circulatory systems: one circuit is for pulmonary
circulation (circulation to the lungs; pulmo = lungs), and the other circuit is for systemic
circulation (the rest of the body). As each atrium and ventricle contract, blood is pumped into
certain major blood vessels, and from there, continues through the circulatory system. Superior
means higher, and inferior means lower, so the superior vena cava is at the top of the right
atrium, and the inferior vena cava enters the bottom of the right atrium. the capillaries carry the
wastes and carbon dioxide through the deoxygenated blood to the smallest of the veins, which
are called venules. The venules branch into bigger vessels called veins. The veins then carry the
deoxygenated blood toward the main vein, which is the vena cava. The two branches of the vena
cava enter the right atrium, which is where pulmonary circulation begins.
