1. What is the pulmonary circulation?
This starts from the right ventricle to pulmonary artery, to the pulmonary vein, and ends at the left atrium.
2. What is the systemic circulation?
This starts from the left ventricle to aorta, to the tissues/organs, to the inferior vena cava/superior vena cava, and then back to the right atrium.
3. What will happen when the tricuspid valves fail to function well?
Some blood will be pumped backwards from the right ventricles into the right atrium.
4. What will happen when the bicuspid valves fail to function properly?
Some blood will be pumped backwards from the left ventricles into the left atrium.
5. What will happen when the left ventricle fails to pump blood into the aorta?
There will be pooling of blood (collection of blood backwards) into the left atruim and then into the pulmonary circulation. This will lead to fluid collection in the lungs. This is what occurs when there is left heart failure.
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