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Circulatory system

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    blood, blood vessls, anatomy of the heart and blood circulation
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  • The heart chamber that receives blood from the venae cavae is the
    right atrium
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  • Blood returning from the lungs enters the _____ of the heart
    Left atrium
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  • Blood flows from the right atrium tot he right ventricle through the
    tricuspid valve
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  • How are arteries and veins connected?
    By a system of capillaries.
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  • Blood entering the left atrium is
    oxygenated
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  • Blood vessel with highest pressure
    arterie
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  • Thickest of all blood vessels
    arteries
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  • the pThe pale yellow liquid that forms 55% of human blood and contains the blood cells
    plasma
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  • A substance in red blood cells that combines with and carries oxygen around the body
    haemoglobin
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  • The heart muscle itself is called
    myocardium or cardiac muscle
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  • Period of contraction of the ventricles of the heart
    systole
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  • Systole causes the ejection of blood into
    aorta and pulmonary arteries
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  • Period of relaxation of the heart muscle
    diastole
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