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| The flat bone lying mid-ventrally to which ribs attach |
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| Plays an important role in the immune system |
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Expanded structure from which air passes from the mouth to the narrower trachea
Houses the vocal cords |
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| Secretes hormones that influences metabolism |
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| Membrane that covers the heart |
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| Membrane that lines the thoracic cavity |
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Receives blood through the the venae cavae
Passes blood through the tricuspid valve and into the right ventricle |
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Receives blood from the right atrium through the tricuspid valve
Passes blood through the pulmonary semilunar valve and through the pulmonary artery to the lungs |
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Receives blood from the lungs through the pulmonary veins
Passes blood through mitral/bicuspid valve into the left ventricle |
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Receives blood from the left atrium through mitral/bicuspid valve
Passes blood through aortal semilunar valve through the aorta to the rest of the body |
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| The first two small branches of the aorta |
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| On the surface of the heart between the left and right ventricles |
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| Vena cava (Superior/Anterior and Inferior/Posterior) |
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| Take blood from the body to the right atrium |
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| Takes blood from the left ventricle to the rest of the body |
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| Takes blood from the right ventricle to the lungs |
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| Takes blood from the lungs to the left atrium |
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| Carry blood from the heart |
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| Carries blood to the heart |
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| Connects the pulmonary trunk to the aorta in fetuses to bypass the passage of blood to the non-functional lungs |
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| Carries blood to the stomach and the spleen |
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| Anterior mesenteric artery |
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| Carries blood to the small intestine |
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| Carries blood to the kidneys |
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Makes possible the second pathway of blood through the heart
Connects the two atria |
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| Tubes that are about 1-2 mm in diameter |
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Microscopic, thin-walled, blind-ending sacs that are covered with capillaries
Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place between the blood and the atmosphere |
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