Assignment task:
Essay: Blood flow through the heart. Describe the systemic circulation in the context of the cardiac cycle.
Hint: Start with the left atrium.
Rubric (Example):
Q1. Name the blood vessels that deliver blood to the left atrium and take blood away from the left side of the heart. Is this blood oxygenated or deoxygenated?
Q2. Name the path that the blood follows after it is delivered to the left atrium and its contraction
Q3. Describe the sequence of the contractility of the respective cardiac chambers so that the blood can be propelled out of the heart toward the tissues.
Q4. Name all the valves that the blood has to go through in order to enter and exit from the left ventricle .
Q5. Where is the site of gas exchange for the systemic circulation? What vessels bring the systemic blood to the heart?