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Biology
9th Grade
03/10/2013

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Pulmonary Artery
Definition
carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs.
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Aorta
Definition
the body's largest artery. Takes oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the body.
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Oxygenated
Definition
blood carrying oxygen
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Deoxygenated
Definition
blood carrying little or oxygen
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Right Atrium
Definition
Receives deoxygenated blood from the body
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Pulmonary Vein
Definition
Takes oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium
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Left Ventricle
Definition
Pumps oxygenated blood into the aorta
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Right Ventricle
Definition
pumps deoxygenated blood into the pulmonary artery
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Coronary Vessels
Definition
supply the heart muscle with its blood supply
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Arteries
Definition
carry blood AWAY from the heart
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Veins
Definition
carry blood TOWARDS the heart
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Bicuspid Valve
Definition
valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle.
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Tricuspid Valve
Definition
valve between the right atrium an the right ventricle.
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Vena Cava
Definition
the largest vein in the body, it carries blood from the body back to the heart.
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Blood Vessels
Definition
a tubular structure carrying blood through the tissues and organs
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Blood
Definition
the red liquid that circulates in the arteries, veins of humans, and animals
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Lungs
Definition
respiration organ in many air-breathing animals, including most tetrapods, a few fish and a few snails.
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Gas Exchange
Definition
where gases contained in an organism and atmosphere transfer or exchange.
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Breathing
Definition
process that moves air in and out of the lungs
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