Trace the flow of blood through the systemic circuit (hepatic portal system) and the pulmonary circuit, beginning and ending in the left ventricle. You will be using named chambers, vessels, and valves. Hint: since you are starting and ending in the left ventricle, your first and last answer will be valves.
Answer
Left atrium
4 pulmonary veins
Pulmonary capillaries (capillaries of the lungs)
Bicuspid (mitral) valve
Pulmonary semilunar valve
Right ventricle
Mesenteric capillaries (capillaries of the small intestine)
Tricuspid valve
Pulmonary venules
2 pulmonary arteries
Hepatic capillaries (capillaries of the liver)
Right atrium
Inferior vena cava
Pulmonary trunk
Hepatic vein
Hepatic portal vein
Aortic semilunar valve
Pulmonary arterioles
Aorta
Mesenteric artery