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Science vocab13
circulatory system
Question | Answer |
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veins | all the blood vessels that carry blood to the heart |
pulmonary arteries | these carry oxygen- poor blood from the heart to the lungs |
pulmonary circulation | trip blood takes from the heart to the lungs and back |
right atrium | chamber where blood first enters the heart |
heart | muscular organ that pumps blood |
left ventricle | last chamber blood enters before going to the body |
arteries | all the blood vessels that have muscular linings and carry blood away from the heart |
pulmonary veins | these carry oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the heart |
vena cava | large veins that carries blood from various areas of the body to the heart |
aorta | large artery where blood leaves the heart and travels to the rest of the body |
capillaries | small vessels where blood exchanges various materials with cells |