The circulation of blood in the human body is a continuous loop. Starting from the lungs, here's how blood circulates using the terms provided:
Lungs : Blood picks up oxygen in the lungs. Once oxygenated, it moves to the heart through the pulmonary veins.
Left Atrium : The oxygen-rich blood enters the left atrium of the heart from the pulmonary veins.
Left Ventricle : From the left atrium, blood flows into the left ventricle. The left ventricle pumps the oxygenated blood into the aorta.
Arteries : The aorta distributes oxygen-rich blood to the body through a network of arteries.
Capillaries : Blood travels from arteries into capillaries, the tiny blood vessels where the exchange of oxygen and nutrients for carbon dioxide and waste occurs in the body's tissues.
Veins : After the exchange in the capillaries, deoxygenated blood (blood lacking oxygen) is collected into veins. Veins carry this blood back toward the heart.
Right Atrium : The deoxygenated blood from the body returns to the heart, entering the right atrium via the superior and inferior vena cava.
Right Ventricle : From the right atrium, blood moves into the right ventricle. The right ventricle pumps the blood to the lungs through the pulmonary arteries.
Back to Lungs : In the lungs, blood releases carbon dioxide and picks up oxygen, and the cycle begins again.
This continuous cycle of blood movement is essential for supplying the body's tissues with oxygen and nutrients while removing carbon dioxide and waste products.