The Heart

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What is the name of the system that pumps blood around the body?
Double Circulatory system
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How many times does the blood pass through the heart after each circuit?
twice
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How many chambers of the heart are there?
4 chambers
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What are the names of the two chambers that receive blood from veins?
The left and right atrium.
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What are the names of the two chambres that take blood into the arteries?
The left and right ventricles.
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How does blood move through the heart?
The blood enters through the atria. Then, the antria contract and force blood into the ventricles. The ventricles then contract and force blood out of the heart. Valves within the heart prevent backflow.
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What is an artificial pacemaker?
electrical devices that are used to correct irregularities in the heart rate.
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What are the names of the two chambers that receive blood from veins?

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What are the names of the two chambres that take blood into the arteries?

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