Analysis 1. Explain how the appearance of the following structures
relates to their function as part of the circulatory
system. Give as much detail as possible, including size,
texture, external structure, and internal structure.
a) right atrium
e) left ventricle
b) left atrium
f) veins
c) right ventricle g) heart valves
d) arteries, including the aorta
2. Using your own drawings and your current
understanding of the route that blood takes through
the body, trace the movement of blood from the
tissues through the heart and back to the tissues.
Start with the superior and inferior vena cavae.