Blood flow mnemonic

Arteries

A way from heart

Veins

Toward heart

Silly right people love lungs, lovely left people love body.

Silly→ Superior/Inferior Vena Cava

Right→ Right atrium

People→ Pulmonary (Right) ventricle

Love→ Lungs (Gets oxygenated)

Lovely→ Left Atrium

Left→ Left ventricle

People→ Pump through aorta

Love→ Body

Blood flow summary

Body→ vena cava→ R atrium→ R Venticle→ pulmonary artery→ Lungs→ Pulmonary vein→ L Atrium→ Left Ventricle→ Aorta→ body

Heart muscle → cardiac veins→ coronary sinus→ right atrium

Sinus sends it back!

Erythrocytes

Carry oxygen- Round discs

Platelets

Clotting- Tiny

Neutrophils

Fight Bacteria- Many lobes

Lymphocytes

Immune defense- large nucleus

Monocytes

Become macrophages- C shaped nucleus

Eosinophils

Fight parasites/allergies- Bi-lobed

Basophils

Release histamine- bi-lobed nucleus hidden by granules

Anterior interventricular sulcus

Posterior interventricular sulcus

Red Pulp

Pink

White pulp

Purple

External Jugular vein

superficial and closer to ear

Internal jugular vein

deep and closer to jaw

external carotid artery

closer to jaw

internal carotid artery

closer to ear

Azygous vein

found on right side of vertebral column

Hemiazygos

found on left side of vertebral column