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What does pulmonary mean? |
Lungs |
Just breath |
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Where does the Left atrium of the heart go to? |
The Left ventricle |
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Why is the left side of the heart thicker |
Because it needs more pressure as it has to pump blood round the body and the other side only has to pump blood to the lungs and back |
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What does the aorta do |
The aorta comes from the left ventricle and it pumps oxygenated blood round the body |
Its thick |
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What is the difference between a vein and an artery - 3 Things |
· a vein has valves that stop blood from flowing backwards as they have low pressure and are mostly working against gravity ·a vein carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart from the body ·a vein has less thick or muscular walls than an artiery as there is lower pressure |
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What blood vessel carries blood to the lung |
Pulmonary artery |
Simple no complex name |
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What blood vessel comes back from your upper body into your left atrium |
Vena cava |
Big vein |
