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11 Cards in this Set
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What is the heart
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A hollow muscular organ that pumps a circulation of blood through the body by means of contraction. Has 4 hollow chambers
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What is the Mediastinum
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The space in the chest between the lungs that contains all the internal organs of the chest, except the lungs
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What is an atrium
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The superior chamber of the heart that receives blood from the veins and forces it into the ventricles.
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What is right atrium
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RIght atrium gathers deoxygenated blood returning to the heart from the body
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What is Left atrium
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left atrium gathers oxygenated blood from the lungs
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What are Ventricles
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The inferior chambers of the heart that receives blood from its corresponsing atrium and in turn forces blood into the arteries
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What is blood
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Fluid that circulates in the heart, arteries and veins which carries nutrients and oxygen to the body and also rids the body of waste products. Three functions
1) Transportation 2)Regulation 3)Protection |
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What are blood vessels
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Network of hollow tubes that circulates the blood throughout the body
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What are Arteries
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Vessels that carry blood away from the heart
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What are veins
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Vessels that carry blood to the heart
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What are Arterioles
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Small terminal branches of the artery, which end in capillaries
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