BIOL273 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Heart Valve, Pulmonary Valve, Coronary Circulation

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Cardiovascular system: circulatory system comprising of a heart, blood vessels and blood. Capillaries: the microscopic vessels where blood exchanges materials with the interstitial fluid. Arteries: blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart. Veins: blood vessels that return blood tot the heart. Septum: the central wall that divides the heart into the left and right half"s: each half functions as an independent pump that contain an atrium. Atrium: receives blood returning to the heart from the blood vessels. Ventricle: pumps blood out of the blood vessels. The primary function of the cardiovascular system to to transport materials to and from all parts of the body and a ventricle. Blood provides cells with a constant supply of oxygen: oxygen deprived cells can become irreparably damaged. Cell to cell communication is key in the cardiovascular system inferior vena cava. The right side of the heart receives deoxygenated blood from the tissues: right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the superior and.

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