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| Carry blood away from the heart |
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| transport blood towards the heart |
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| deliver the blood to even smaller structures known as capillaries |
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| The two upper chambers of the heart are called the right and left atria |
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| The two lower chambers of the heart, left and right |
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| the large vein that drains blood from body parts, located above the heart (head, neck, arms) |
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| the large vein that drains blood from the body parts, located below the heart (legs, abdominal region) |
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| the overall exchange of gases (oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen) between the atmosphere, the blood, and the cells |
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| the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the atmosphere and the blood within the large capillaries in the lungs |
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| involves the exchange of those gases between the blood within the large capillaries in the lungs |
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| involves the utilzation of oxygen and the production of carbon dioxide by the metabolic activity within cells. |
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