Trace blood flow from sole of foot to brain?

Blood flow from the sole of the foot to the brain can be traced through the following systemic veins and chambers of the heart:

1. Plantar venous arches: Small veins on the sole of the foot that collect blood from the capillaries.

2. Dorsal venous arch: A larger vein on the top of the foot that receives blood from the plantar venous arches.

3. Great saphenous vein: The main superficial vein of the leg, which begins on the dorsal venous arch and runs up the leg.

4. Popliteal vein: The great saphenous vein joins the popliteal vein behind the knee.

5. Femoral vein: The popliteal vein continues as the femoral vein in the thigh.

6. External iliac vein: The femoral vein becomes the external iliac vein in the pelvis.

7. Common iliac vein: The two external iliac veins merge to form the common iliac vein.

8. Inferior vena cava (IVC): The common iliac veins empty into the IVC, which is the largest vein in the body.

9. Right atrium: The IVC carries blood to the right atrium of the heart.

10. Tricuspid valve: Blood flows through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle.

11. Pulmonary artery: The right ventricle pumps blood into the pulmonary artery, which carries it to the lungs.

12. Pulmonary capillaries: In the lungs, the pulmonary artery branches into tiny capillaries where gas exchange occurs. Carbon dioxide is released from the blood and oxygen is taken up.

13. Pulmonary veins: Oxygenated blood from the lungs returns to the heart through the pulmonary veins.

14. Left atrium: The pulmonary veins empty into the left atrium of the heart.

15. Mitral valve: Blood flows through the mitral valve into the left ventricle.

16. Aortic valve: The left ventricle pumps blood into the aorta, the largest artery in the body, which carries it to all parts of the body, including the brain.