ANSC 220 Quiz: ANSC 220 EXAM 2
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Identify, by name and general areas of the body which they drain, the three routes of blood flow into the right atrium of the heart. Superior heart chambers blood pumped by the right ventricle (oxygen-rich or oxygen-poor) blood pumped by the left ventricle (oxygen-rich or oxygen-poor) Cranial and caudal vena cava flow into the right atrium bringing o2 poor blood from the body. The pulmonary artery flows out of the right ventricle bringing o2 poor blood to the lungs. Veins help suspend the heart in the cavity. Directed straight towards the sternum in large animals and more horizontal in smaller animals. Brings blood from vessels from the head, neck, shoulder, and front arms all connect in the thoracic inlet and enter through the right atrium. Blood from the back half of the animal and enters in through the right atrium. Distribute blood to the cranial half of the body.
