Red Blood Cell treasure map

By: Tyra Whye and Jordin Sirody

“Help! I’m a red blood cell and I’m lost!”

“Have no fear, jordin and tyra are here!”

“I need to go bring oxygen to jim the capillary.

He lives in the pinkie finger

“but first, I need oxygen!”

I’m blue!

Just follow this map and it will you take you anywhere

Here is a treasure map

Map to get Oxygen

1. Start in the Right Ventricle2. Go through the Pulmonary

Valve3. Enter the Pulmonary Artery4. Find a capillary in the lung

and enter it

“look! I’m red again!”

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“Now how do I get to Jim???”

1. Enter the Pulmonary vein to exit the lung

2. Enter the left atrium3. Exit through the Mitral

Valve4. Enter the Left Ventricle5. Go through the Aortic

Valve and into the Aorta to exit the heart

6. Enter the appropriate artery to go to the specific part of the body

Now to get to jim…

1. Enter the Axillary Artery2. Move into Brachial Artery3. Continue into Radial Artery4. Follow into the Ulnar Artery5. Enter into the Common palmar

digitals arteries6. Now find Jim’s capillary and you’re there!

Thanks jordin & tyra!

Now I need to get back home to my vacation resort (aka the heart)

“do you need help getting back?”

“NO! I just bought a gps named brian the brain!

Hello! I am brian the brain

1. Turn left into the Digital Veins2. Make a sharp right into the

Radial Vein3. Keep straight into Cephalic

Vein for 1.5 feet4. Make a U-turn into Axillary

Vein5. Enter the Superior Vena Cava

Destination: right ventricle

Thanks brian the brain! And tyra and jordin too!