The path of a red blood cell through the body to the heart
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The path of a red blood cell through the body to the heart By Keilan Milwain-Sedlak NOTE: Use space bar to move animations
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The path of a red blood cell through the body to the heart
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The path of a red blood cell through the body to the heart
By Keilan Milwain-Sedlak
NOTE: Use space bar to move animations
Left ventricle
The heartIt all starts by the left ventricle of the heart contracting and getting smaller
Aorta
It then pushes red blood cells into the aorta so the process of the cells traveling through a series of arteries can begin
Blood cells
Capillary
Once the blood cells have travel through the arteries it then reaches the capillary
Body tissue
Oxygen molecules
Red blood cells
From there oxygen moleculesthen break off into the body's tissue
Body tissue
This way to Heart
Un-oxygenated blood
Now the un-oxygenated blood makes its way back to the heart
Un-oxygenated blood is here transferred to the heart
Un-oxygenated blood cells
Vain
Un-oxygenated blood
The un-oxygenated blood travels through the vain and is then sent to the right atrium
The right atrium
The blood cells here get passed through the right atrium and are lead to the right ventricle
Red blood cells
Right ventricle
Pulmonary arteries
Lungs
Blood cells
Oxygen molecules
The blood cells pass through the right ventricle and go through the pulmonary arteries. The blood cells pick up oxygen molecules on the way and deliver them to the lungs.
Left ventricleOxygenated blood
Blood cells
Once the oxygenated blood has been passed through the left ventricle the blood cells start the process again
