 | Term | Definition |
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atrium |
receives blood |
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ventricle |
pumps blood out of the heart |
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tricuspid valve |
prevents blood from flowing back into the right atrium after it has entered the right ventricle |
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inferior vena cava |
vein that brings oxygen poor blood from the lower part of the body to the right atrium |
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pulmonary valve |
prevents blood from flowing back into the right ventricle after it has enter the pulmonary artery |
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aortic valve |
prevents blood from flowing back into the let ventricle after it has entered the aorta |
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pulmonary arteries |
brings oxygen-poor blood to the lungs |
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aorta |
brings oxygen-rich blood from the left ventricle to the body |
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superior vena cava |
large vein that brings oxygen-poor blood from the upper part of the body to the right atrium |
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pulmonary vein |
brings oxygen rich blood from each lung to the left atrium |
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mitral valve |
prevents blood from back flowing into the left atrium after it has entered the left ventricle |
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coronary artery |
supplys the heart with blood |
