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7 Cards in this Set
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Atriums
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the two upper chambers of the heart
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Ventricles
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the two lower chambers of the heart
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capillaries
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very small blood vessels that connect arteries and veins
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Artery
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a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
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Vein
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a blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart
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system circulation
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the system in which oxygen-rich blood moves to all of the organs and body tissues except the heart and lungs, and oyxgen-poor blood returns to the heart
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pulmonary circulation
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the flow of blood through the heart to the lungs and back to the heart
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