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It's a circle, thus there is no first in the long run ...
but as the blood 'pools' in the ventricles during each heart beat,
then "first flow" is either within the ventricles OR through the main arteries
(aortic and pulmonary).
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Why is the blood flowing to the heart oxygen-poor while the blood flowing to the rest of the body is oxygen-rich?
When the blood is flowing back to the heart, the blood has already given off its oxygen to the rest of the body which means it contain less oxygen concentration in the blood. and when blood is flowing from the heart to the rest of the body, the blood contains high level of oxygen because they were being given oxygen by the lungs which passes along the heart and the heart pumps it to the rest of the body.
What keep blood flowing in a forward direction?
Your heart is responsible for keeping your blood flowing. It acts like a pump. The right side receives blood from the body where it is pumped to the lungs and the left side pumps the oxygenated blood out to your entire body. The valves of your heart keep it flowing in one direction.
What is an example of the circulatory system?
Blood flowing throughout the body.
What are three things that plasma does in the body?
it keeps blood flowing
How does blood plasma work?
Plasma helps stop blood from flowing out of your body when you have a cut.
Can you give a simile for the blood was like?
The blood was like a river flowing steadily through the body.
What is the purpose of blood flowing through out the body?
Blood flows throughout the body to replenish the organs with oxygen so that we may breath and function!
What keeps the blood flowing throughout your body?
The pumping heart pushes blood through the blood vessels.
Why are there four valves in the heart?
2 of these valves (one on each side) stop blood from flowing back into the atria chambers of the heart when the heart is contracting and expelling blood. The other two are there to stop blood flowing out of the ventricles when the heart is filling up with blood. One stops blood flowing through the aorta to supply the body and the other stops it flowing through the pulmonary artery to the lungs.
How do red blood cells help in exercise?
They help because they keep the blood flowing properly around the body:)
Function of blood vessel?
a blood vessels transport blood to all parts of the body
What is heart process?
the hearts process is to keep the blood flowing through out your whole body
