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Circulatory System Flashcards

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The Heart

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an organ that contracts & pumps blood throughout the body

  • 4 chambers (right & left atriums & right & left ventricles)
  • 4 valves (Right side: tricuspid & pulmonary Left side: mitral & aortic)
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Arteries

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blood vessels that transport blood away from the heart to the capillaries

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Veins

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blood vessels that transport blood from the capillaries back to the heart

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Capillaries

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tiny blood vessels that transport blood from arteries to veins within the body.
Serves as the location for the exchange of O2, CO2, fluid, & nutrients within the body

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Flow of blood through Heart

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Deoxygenated blood goes in superior & inferior vena cava > R. atrium > tricuspid > R. ventricle > pulmonary valve > pulmonary artery > lungs (picks up O2) > pulmonary veins carry to heart > L. atrium > mitral valve > L. ventrical > aortic valve > aorta > entire body

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