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| The biggest and longest artery (a blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart) in the body. It carries oxygen-rich blood from the left ventricle of the heart to the body. |
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| A large vein (a blood vessel carrying blood to the heart) that carries oxygen-poor blood to the right atrium from the lower half of the body. |
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| The left upper chamber of the heart. It receives oxygen-rich blood from the lungs via the pulmonary vein. |
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| The left lower chamber of the heart. It pumps the blood through the aortic valve into the aorta. |
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| the right upper chamber of the heart. It receives oxygen-poor blood from the body through the inferior vena cava and the superior vena cava. |
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| the blood vessels that carries oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart. |
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| the right lower chamber of the heart. It pumps the blood into the pulmonary artery. |
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| the muscular wall that separates the left and right sides of the heart. |
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| a large vein that carries oxygen-poor blood to the right atrium from the upper parts of the body. |
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| the flaps between the right atrium and the right ventricle. It is composed of three leaf-like parts and prevents the back-flow of blood from the ventricle to the atrium. |
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| the flaps between the left atrium and the left ventricle. It is composed of three leaf-like parts and prevents the back-flow of blood from the ventricle to the atrium. |
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