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RIght Ventricle
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Contracts and pumps blood from the heart to the lungs via the pulmonary artery.
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Pulmonary Artery
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Carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs.
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Pulmonary Vein
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Carries blood from the lungs back to the heart. This blood is now oxygenated.
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Left Atrium
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Recieves blood from the lungs. Stores blood briefly before passing it to the left ventricle.
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Left Ventricle
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Contacts and pumps blood from the heart to the body via the aorta.
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Aorta
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Carries blood from the heart to the body.
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Vena Cava
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Carries blood from the body back to the heart. This blood is deoxygenated.
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Right Atrium
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Recieves blood from the body. Stores blood briefly before passing it to the right ventricle.
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