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Card 6
Front
Atrial contraction- blood is pumped into the ventricles.
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Card 7
Front
Through this, the electrical impulse continues, an area between the atria and the ventricles
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Card 8
Front
There's less muscle and elastic tissue to allow flow of blood under lower pressure
Back
Card 9
Front
Has a thick muscle layer to resist pressure changes
Back
Card 10
Front
This fills with newly oxygenated blood returning from the lungs.
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Card 11
Front
Ventricular contraction- blood is forced through the pulmonary artery to the lungs and through the aorta to the rest of the body.
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Card 12
Front
They're lined with a single layer of endothelial cells
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Card 13
Front
Has valves to prevent back flow of blood.
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Card 14
Front
Ventricular relaxation- the bicuspid and tricuspid valves open and the next pumpful of blood enters the ventricles from the atria.
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Card 15
Front
How much blood does the heart pump per minute around the body.
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