If blood is going from the lungs to space 3, what is the name of space 3?

Question

Refer to the diagram below of the mammalian circulatory system.





A.  left ventricle

B.  pulmonary vein

C.  right ventricle

D.  aorta

E.  left atrium

F.  right atrium



Clarify Question

What is the key concept addressed by the question?

What type of thinking is required?

 

Gather Content

What do you already know about CONCEPT X? What other information is related to the question?

 

Choose Answer

Given what you now know, what information is most likely to produce the correct answer?

 

Reflect on Process

Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a more desirable result?

Answer 1

E.  left atrium


Clarify Question
What is the key concept addressed by the question?
        · This question is asking about the path of blood between the heart and the lungs.
What type of thinking is required?
        · Apply level:
            o You are being asked to take what you already know and use, or apply, it to the flow of blood between the heart and the lungs.
 
Gather Content
What do you already know about CONCEPT X? What other information is related to the question?
        · Deoxygenated blood returns to the right atrium of the heart.
        · The right atrium forces blood into the right ventricle.
        · The right ventricle pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs, where it can receive oxygen.
        · Oxygenated blood returns to the left atrium of the heart.
        · The left atrium pumps blood into the left ventricle.
        · The left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood to the tissues of the body.
 
Choose Answer
Given what you now know, what information is most likely to produce the correct answer?
        · The correct path from the lungs to the heart has blood entering the heart in the left atrium.
 
Reflect on Process
Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a more desirable result?
Choose from the following samples to streamline your writing:
        · Apply level:
            o Answering this question correctly depended on your ability to use the opath of blood between the heart and the lungs in a new situation. If you got an incorrect answer, did you remember that the lungs send blood back to the left atrium? Did you have trouble extending the path of blood between the heart and lungs to determine the correct answer?