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Circulatory System Introduction
The basics of how and why blood moves around the body
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Physiology
12th Grade
01/13/2010
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Function of the heart
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The heart pumps blood around the body
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Heart
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Function of the veins
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To bring blood toward the heart
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Function of the arteries
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To bring blood away from the heart
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Function of the capilaries
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extremely small blood vessels that allow

  • nutrients to diffuse from the blood to the cells
  • waste products to diffuse from the cells to the blood
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blood vessels
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tubes that carry the blood around the body

  • veins
  • arteries
  • capillaries
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Artery
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Capillary
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[image]
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Vein
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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 oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
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Aorta
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Carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body
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Vena cava
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Carries deoxygenated blood from the rest of the body to the heart
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