The nurse is reviewing the steps that occur during the process of blood flow through the body. The steps are presented to the client for review at the end of the presentation. The client has been requested to identify the correct sequence of steps
Based on this information, which is the correct sequence of steps that occur during the process of blood flow through the body?
1 . It travels through the mitral valves and into the left ventricle.
2 . Blood passes through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle.
3 . Blood enters the pulmonary artery and lungs, where it receives oxygen.
4 . It moves on through the pulmonic valve during ventricular contraction.
5 . The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the superior and inferior vena cava and the coronary sinus
6 . It returns to the left atrium via the pulmonary veins
A) 2, 3, 4, 6, 1, 5
B) 4, 3, 6, 5, 1, 2
C) 5, 2, 4, 3, 6, 1
D) 6, 4, 2, 5, 3, 1
C
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The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the superior and inferior vena cava and the coronary sinus. Blood then passes through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle. It moves on through the pulmonic valve during ventricular contraction. Blood enters the pulmonary artery and lungs, where it receives oxygen. It returns to the left atrium via the pulmonary veins. It travels through the mitral valves and into the left ventricle.
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