Cardiovascular System

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Cardiovascular System

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consists of the heart, vessels, and blood

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Systemic Circulation

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Delivers blood to all body cells and carries away waste

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Pulmonary Circulation

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Eliminates carbon dioxide and oxygenates blood (lung pathway)

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aortic valve

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found between the left ventricle and the aorta

ensures blood flow from the heart into the aorta; prevents backflow

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Tricuspid valve

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Is on the right side of the heart;

it has three thin flaps of tissue, called cusps or leaflets

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septum

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a wall of tissue that separates the left and right sides of the heart, ensuring proper blood flow

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atrium (singular)

atria (both)

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receiving chambers of the heart

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Aorta

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the largest artery that carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the body

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Veins

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Carry blood towards the heart

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Right Ventricle

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pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs through the pulmonary artery