Question

List the places that a red blood cell would visit coming from the caudal vena cava to the Aorta, also mention the valves that the red blood cell would pass.

Answer 1

Caudal venacava is the major vein which takes deoxygenated blood from lower body to the right atrium. It takes blood from iliac veins,gonadal veins ,renal veins, hepatic veins etc.

Pathway of Red blood cell from Inferior venacava to Aorta is as follows

The valves which red blood cell passes on its way are as follows

1) Eustatian valve

2) Tricuspid valve

3) Pulmonary valve

4) Bicuspid valve

5) Aortic Valve