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ARTHERO
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FATTY SUBSTANCE
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STETHO
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CHEST
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SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION
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CARRIED OXYGENATED BLOOD AWAY FROM THE HEART TO THE TISSUES AND CELLS AND THEN BACK TO THE HEART
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PERICARDIUM
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THE HEART ENCLOSED WITH A DOUBLE LAYERED PLEURAL SAC
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MITRAL VALVE
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BLOOD FLOWS THROUGH THIS ARTIOVENTRICULAR VALVE TO THE LEFT VENTTRICLE AND CANNOT GO BACK UP INTO THE LEFT ATRIUM, MOST COMMONLY DAMAGED VALVE
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ATRIUM
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THE UPPER CHAMBERS, RECEIVING CHAMBERS OF THE HEART
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VENTRICLE
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THE LOWER CHAMBERS, THE PUMPING CHAMBERS
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SINOTRIAL NODE
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OR THE PACEMAKER; IS WHERE THE ELECTRICAL IMPULSES BEGIN
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ARTERIES
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ARE LARGE THICK WALLED VESSELS THAT CARRY BLOOD AWAY FROM THE HEART
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CORNARY ARTERIES
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BRANCH FROM THE AORTA AND PROVIDE BLOOD TO THE MYOCARDIUM, FEEDS THE HEART
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CAPILLARIES
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NETWORK OF TINY BLOOD VESSELS, ALLOWING FOR THE DIFFUSION OF THE OXYGEN AND NUTRIENTS FROM THE BLOOD INTO BODY TISSUES
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VEINS
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CARRY BLOOD BACK TO THE HEART
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PULSE
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FELT AT THE WRIST OR THROAT IS THE SURGE OF BLOOD CAUSED BY THE HEART CONTRACTION
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ANGIOMA
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BLOOD VESSEL TUMOR
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ANGIOSTENOSIS
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NARROWING OF A VESSEL
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