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Ventricle
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| Upper right or left chamber of the heart |
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| Membrane lining the cavities of the heart |
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| Membrane forming the outer layer of the heart |
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| Partition between the right and left atria |
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| Partition between the right and left ventricles |
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| Protective sac enclosing the heart composed of two layers with fluid between |
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| Layer closest to the heart |
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| Fluid-filled cavity between the pericardial layers |
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| Lower right or left chamber of the heart |
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| Structures within the heart that open and close with the heartbeat to regulate the one-way flow of blood |
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| Heart valve between left ventricle and aorta |
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| Heart valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle |
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| Pulmonary Semilunar Valve |
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| Heart valve opening from the right ventricle to the pulmonary artery |
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| Valve between the right atrium and the right ventricle |
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| Valves located at intervals within the lining of the veins , especially in the legs, which constrict with muscle action to move the blood returning to the heart |
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| Vessels that carry blood from the heart to arterioles |
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| Large artery that is the main trunk of the arterial system branching from the left ventricle |
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| small vessels that receive blood from the arteries |
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| Tiny vessels that join arterioles and venules |
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| Small vessels that gather blood from the capillaries into the veins |
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| Vessels that carry blood to the heart from the venules |
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| circulation of the blood throughout the body via arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules and veins to deliver oxygen and nutrients to body tissues |
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| circulation of blood through the coronary blood vessels to deliver oxygen and nutrients to the heart muscle tissue |
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| circulation of blood from the pulmonary artery through the vessels in the lungs and back to the heart via the pulmonary vein, providing for the exchange of gases. |
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