Assignment title: Management


This question refers to the following scenario: A patient is discovered to have a blood clot lodged in a branch of their right pulmonary artery. Medical staff suspect that the clot originally formed in the patient's right femoral vein and travelled through the cardiovascular system. Outline (i.e. use terms with arrows between them rather than full sentences) the pathway the blood clot has travelled from the right femoral vein to a branch of the right pulmonary artery. Ensure that you include all relevant structures (blood vessels, heart chambers and heart valves as applicable) that the blood clot passed through in order. Question 2: worth seven (7) marks a. Identify the location of the pericardium and state its function. b. Describe the structural components of the pericardium and relate the structure of the individual components to their function.