Published Nov 16, 2008
kalibear
6 Posts
I am desperate for help...anyone know if these are even close to being accurate? Thank you in advance for any critiques or suggestions. (I know it looks rough, I still have to put it in a power point presentation)
2.) Trace a drop of blood from the heart to the Circle of Willis. List all possible routes.
Left ventricle
Ascending aorta
Aortic arch
Brachiocephalic truck
Right common carotid a
Carotid sinus a
Internal carotid a
Anterior & posterior cerebral a
Anterior & posterior communicating a
Left common carotid a
Left subclavin a
Left vertebral a
Basilar a
Posterior cerebral a
Posterior communication a
Anterior cerebral a
Anterior communicating a
Brachiocephalic trunk
Right subclavin a
Right vertebral a
Posterior communicating a
4.)Trace a drop of blood from the heart to the transverse colon and back to the heart. List all possible routes.
Thoracic aorta
Abdominal aorta
Superior mesenteric a
Middle colic a
Right colic a
Ileocolic a
Inferior mesenteric a
Left colic a
Sigmoid a
Transverse colon
Superior rectal v ?
Left colic v ?
Inferior mesenteric v
Ileocolic v
Right colic v
Middle colic v
Superior mesenteric v
Hepatic portal v
Liver
Liver sinusoids
Hepatic veins
Inferior vena cava
Right atrium
5.) Trace a drop of blood to the ovaries and back to the heart (R & L with all possible routes)
R ovarian a (gonadal a) ???? went to chap 28
R ovary
R ovarian v (gonadal)
R atrium
L ovarian a
L ovary
L ovarian v
L renal v
suzy253, RN
3,815 Posts
Didn't Daytonite post some links for you to look up & use in a previous post?
https://allnurses.com/forums/f50/blood-flow-thru-heart-link-help-pls-199692.html#post3244948
She posted some terrific sites RE flow through the heart but not necessarily any that show/discuss flow from heart to specific organ and back again. If you know of a site with this type of info PLEASE let me know. Thank you for responding!