Question

Tell the following as a story in your own words listing each vessel as you would a list of roads you would drive on to get to the beach and back from campus.  

Trace a red blood cell from the left ventricle to the left 5^th toe and back to the left ventricle.

Answer 1

From left ventricle to left 5th toe:

Left ventricle ~ Aortic valve ~ Aorta ~ descending thoracic aorta ~ abdominal aorta ~ left femoral artery ~ left popliteal artery ~ posterior tibial artery ~ medial plantar artery ~ arteriole ~ left 5 th toe.

From left 5th toe back to left ventricle:

Left 5th toe ~ arteriole capillary ~ saphenous vein ~ femoral vein ~ external iliac vein ~ common iliac vein ~ inferior vena cava ~ right atrium ~ tricuspid valve ~ right ventricle ~ semilunar valve ~ pulmonary artery ~ lungs ~ capillaries ~ pulmonary vein ~ left atrium ~ bicuspid valve ~ left ventricle.