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Heart/Circulatory
your heart and circulatory system from kidsheath.org
Term | Definition |
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Heart | Muscle |
atria/atrium | the two chambers on top of the heart,the chambers that fill with the blood returning to the heart from the body and lungs |
ventricles | the two chambers on the bottom of the heart |
septum | the middle o f the heart that is a thick wall of muscle |
Mitral Valve/Tricuspid Vlave | two of the heart valves that let blood flow from the atria to the ventricle |
Aortic Valve and Pulmonary Valve | the two valves in charge of controlling the flow as the blood leaves the heart |
blood vessels | the arteries and veins that blood moves through |
circulation | the movement of the blood though the heart and around the body |