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Category - Initial Client Consultation and Assessment

What is the correct order of flow through cardiac structures for blood from the lungs?
  1. Superior and inferior vena cava, right atrium, tricuspid valve, right ventricle, pulmonic semilunar valve, pulmonary arteries, lungs, systemic circulation
  2. Right pulmonary vein, right atrium, bicuspid valve, right ventricle, aortic semilunar valve, systemic circulation
  3. Left pulmonary vein, left atrium, bicuspid valve, left ventricle, aortic semilunar valve, ascending aorta, systemic circulation
  4. Ascending aorta, aortic semilunar valve, left ventricle, bicuspid valve, left atrium, systemic circulation
Explanation
Answer: C - The correct order of flow through cardiac structures for blood from the lungs is left pulmonary vein, left atrium, bicuspid valve, left ventricle, aortic semilunar valve, ascending aorta, and systemic circulation.
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