Heart Quiz Review - Path that blood takes through the heart

left ventricle

Again, the pressure builds and the blood flows through the left atrioventricular valve into the ________________________.

right atrium

Blood enters the___________________from the superior vena cava and the interior vena cava.

ventricle

Blood flows into the right _________________. As pressure in this chamber rises, it forces the valve shut.

right valve

Fluid pressure opens the atrioventricular ________________________, allowing blood to enter the next chamber.

pulmonary

The blood flows through the ________________ artery to the lungs where it will transfer carbon dioxide and become rich with oxygen.

vein

The blood, now rich in oxygen, re-enters the heart through the pulmonary ______________.

left atrium

The oxygenated blood first enter the ________________________ of the heart.

semilunar

The right __________________valve is forced open. Blood leaves the heart.

aorta

The ventricle contracts, pushing the blood through the left semilunar valve into the ____________________.

inferior vena cava

Through this large artery the blood is transported to the capillary beds. The blood eventually returns to the heart through the superior and ______________________________. The cardiac cycle begins all over again.