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Blood Flow to Body
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Anatomy
12th Grade
03/24/2010

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Term
Capillaries
Definition
Exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide
Term
3 Layers of Arteries and Veins
Definition
Tunica interna
Tunica media
Tunica externa
Term
Differences between arteries and veins
Definition
Middle layer of arteries is thicker
Veins have valves and skeletal muscle
Term
Pulmonary Circulation
Definition
Blood leaves right side heart to right and left lung and back to left side of heart.
Term
Portal Circulation
Definition
Blood from intestines, stomach, spleen, gall bladder and pancreas - through hepatic vein - vena cava.
Term
Hepatic portal vein
Definition
To liver for detoxification, storage, and removal of nutrients
Term
Fetal Circulation
Definition
Veins and arteries relate only to fetus, not mother
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