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Artery |
Anartery is a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart |
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Vein |
A vein is ablood vessel that carries blood intothe heart |
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Systemic Circulation |
Systemic Circulation is circulation between the heartand the rest of the body. |
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Pulmonary Circulation |
Pulmonary Circulationis circulation between the heart and the lungs . |
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Pulmonary Veins |
In pulmonary veins,the blood is going to the lungs |
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Heart |
A hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation. In vertebrates there may be up to four chambers (as in humans), with two atria and two ventricles. |
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Arteries |
The arteries are the blood vessels that deliver oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the tissues of the body. |
