Download The Path of Blood Flow

The Path of Blood Flow
Below is a description of blood flow through the structures of the heart. However, the phrases are not in order! Cut out and paste the
boxes in the correct order onto another sheet of paper. Connect the boxes with arrows to indicate which way to read the phrases.
First one
just came from the Lungs
(oxygen enters the blood every
time we breathe),
After delivery, the blood is
Oxygen–Poor (and is colored blue
in textbooks to indicate this).
Oxygen-Rich blood
(colored red in books),
This blood travels into
the Left Atrium,
so it can pick up more oxygen
and repeat the cycle again.
into the Right Ventricle,
which forces the blood out
through the Aorta
(the largest artery
in the body).
From here the blood is sent to all regions
of the body to deliver the oxygen (and
nutrients) to the cells.
and enters the left side of the heart
at the Pulmonary Vein (pulmonary
refers to how the blood just came
from the lungs).
through the Pulmonary Artery
towards the Lungs
into the
Right Atrium,
This Oxygen-Poor blood travels
back to the right side of the heart
through the Vena Cava,
and into the Left Ventricle.
The Left Ventricle forces
the blood out
Created by K. Westrich for www.teacherspayteachers.com (© 2007)
KEY - Path of Blood Flow
Oxygen-Rich blood
(colored red in books),
just came from the Lungs
(oxygen enters the blood every
time we breathe),
and enters the left side of the heart
at the Pulmonary Vein (pulmonary
refers to how the blood just came
from the lungs).
and into the Left Ventricle.
The Left Ventricle forces
the blood out
through the Aorta
(the largest artery
in the body).
This blood travels into
the Left Atrium,
From here the blood is sent to all regions
of the body to deliver the oxygen (and
nutrients) to the cells.
into the
Right Atrium,
into the Right Ventricle,
which forces the blood out
After delivery, the blood is
Oxygen–Poor (and is colored blue
in textbooks to indicate this).
This Oxygen-Poor blood travels
back to the right side of the heart
through the Vena Cava,
through the Pulmonary Artery
towards the Lungs
Created by K. Westrich for www.teacherspayteachers.com (© 2007)
so it can pick up more oxygen
and repeat the cycle again.