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Chpt 4: B
Pig Disection: Circulatory System
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Biology
12th Grade
02/06/2013

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Phrenic Nerves
Definition
Nerve that supplies the diaphragm
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Left and Right Ventricles
Definition
The lower two chambers of the heart
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Auricle
Definition
Ear-shaped dark colored structure of the atria
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Right and Left Atriums
Definition
Upper two chambers of the heart
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Inferior Vena Cava
Definition
Large vessel carrying blood from the lower extremities to the right atrium
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Superior Vena Cava
Definition
Veins draining the head, neck and arms converge at the base of the neck and then enter into the right atrium through this structure
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Caudal
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Another name for the inferior vena cava
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Cranial
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Another name for the superior vena cava
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Aorta
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Major artery carrying blood from the heart to the body
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Pulmonary Arteries
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Vessels that take deoxygenated blood away from the right ventricle to the lungs
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Pulmonary veins
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Vessels that take oxygenated blood away from the lungs to the left ventricle
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Descending Aorta
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The aorta after leaving the arch of the aorta and turning caudally
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Arch of the Aorta
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Name given to the portion of the aorta after emerging to the right of the pulmonary trunk then to the left side of the body
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