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Closed circulatory system
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Blood is enclosed in blood vessels
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Open circulatory system.
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The blood travels away from the heart in
blood vessels, but the blood is then
dumped directly onto the tissues. It is then
collected and forced back into other blood
vessels so that it can travel back to the
heart.
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Arteries -
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Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
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Capillaries -
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Tiny, thin-walled blood vessels that allow the exchange of gases and nutrients between the blood and cells
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Veins -
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Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart
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Pulmonary circulation -
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Circulation of the blood over the air sacs of the lungs
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Systemic circulation -
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Circulation of the blood through the other tissues of the body
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deoxygenated blood
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Blood that has very little oxygen in it
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oxygenated blood
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Blood that has plenty of oxygen in it.
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What are the 4 chambers of the heart
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Rt atrium
left atrium rt ventricle left ventricle |
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auricles
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Right and the left atria have flap-like extensions
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superior vena cava
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Brings blood from the upper body tissues to the heart
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inferior vena cava
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Brings blood from the lower body tissues to the heart
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pulmonary veins
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Bring blood from the lungs into the heart.
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pulmonary trunk
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Carries blood out of the heart towards the lungs
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