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| Pumps blood from heart to lungs |
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| Pumps blood from heart to rest of body |
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| supply blood to the heart muscle, giving it oxygen & nutrients |
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| In the developing fetus, it is a shunt connecting the pulmonary artery to the aortic arch. It allows most of the blood from the right ventricle to bypass the fetus' fluid-filled lungs, protecting the lungs from being overworked and allowing the left ventricle to strengthen. |
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| Anterior (superior) Vena Cava |
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| a large, yet short vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the upper half of the body to the heart's right atrium. It is formed by the left and right brachiocephalic veins |
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carries blood from heart to lungs
begins at the base of the right ventricle.
branches into L and R pulmonary arteries |
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