Components of the heart and respiratory system

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Blood enters here through the vena cava
Right atrium
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Blood enters here through the pulmonary vein
Left atrium
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Carries deoxygenated blood back from the tissues of the body to the heart
Vena cava
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Carries oxygenated blood back from the lungs to the heart
Pulmonary vein
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Valve that separates the right atrium from the right ventricle
tricuspid valve
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Valve that separates the left atrium from the left ventricle
biscupid/mitral valve
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Carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body (except the lungs)
Aorta
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Carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
Pulmonary artery
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Separates the left and right sides of the heart
Septum
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Air enters the body through...
The nostrils
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Air moves through the the nostrils and into the...
Nasal cavities
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From the nasal cavity, air moves down into the...
Pharynx
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Air moves through the pharynx and into the...
Larynx
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From the larynx, air moves into the...
Trachea
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Once air has moved through the trachea, it flows through either...
Primary bronchi
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The primary bronchi then narrow into the...
Secondary bronchi
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Air moves through the secondary bronchi, which divide and narrow into the...
Bronchioles
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Air moves from the bronchioles, which divide even further, ino the...
Alveolar ducts
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The alvelolar ducts end in...
Alveolar sacs
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It is here that the exhange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs; alveolar sacs are made up of several...
Alveoli
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Card 2

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Blood enters here through the pulmonary vein

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Left atrium

Card 3

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Carries deoxygenated blood back from the tissues of the body to the heart

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Card 4

Front

Carries oxygenated blood back from the lungs to the heart

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Card 5

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Valve that separates the right atrium from the right ventricle

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