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Term | Definition |
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Superior Vena Cava | main vein that brings deoxygenated blood through the head to heart |
Inferior Vena Cava | main vein that brings deoxygenated blood to the heart from torso to lower extremeties |
Right Atrium | collects deoxygenated blood |
Tricuspid Valve | keeps blood flowing in 1 direction |
Right Ventricle | muscular part the pumps blood into the lungs |
Pulmonary Arteries | carry deoxygenated blood from heart to lungs |
Pulmonary Veins | brings oxygenated blood to heart from lungs |
Left Atrium | collects oxygenated blood |
Bicupsid Valve | keeps blood flowing in 1 direction from the left atrium to left ventricle |
Left Ventricle | most muscular part that pumps blood to every tissue so that they receive oxygen and nutrients |
Aorta | largest artery in the body that supplies systems with oxygenated blood |