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The Heart
Studying for final-heart terms
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Anatomy
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05/08/2007
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Left Atrium
 Definition
receives oxygenated blood from the lungs
Term
Right Atrium
 Definition
receives deoxygenated (low oxygen) blood from the body
Term
Right ventricle
 Definition
Sends deoxygenated oxygen to the lungs
Term
Left ventricle
 Definition
sends oxygenated blood to the body
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5 types of blood vessels
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arteries
arterioles
capillaries
venules
veins
Term
Two types of blood circuits
 Definition
Pulmonary- carries blood from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart

Systematic- carries blood to and from all the remaining tissues in the body.
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