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What kind of Organ is the heart? |
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Where is the hart located? |
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In the chest cavity , or thoracic cavity, diagonally behind the breastbone, or sternum. |
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The amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute (an average of 5 liters) |
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How is the heart divided ? |
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Anatomically and functionally into right and left sides by a partitioning wall , or septum |
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Which side of the heart receives deoxygenated blood and oxygenated blood? |
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The right side of the heart receives deoxygenated blood The left side receives oxygenated blood |
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How is the deoxygenated blood and oxygenated blood pumped throughout the body |
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The right side of the heart receives the Deoxygenated blood as it is returned from the body through the venous system and pumps the blood to the lungs, or pulmonary system.
The left side of the heart receives the oxygenated blood from the lungs and pumps it via the arterial system, throughout the body. |
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The system that allows the blood to flow through the hart, lungs and body is called _______ |
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The circulatory system consist of which three the blood carrying vessels |
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The arteries Capillaries Veins |
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