The Heart

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What is the name of the top two chambers of the human heart ?
Atria
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What are the bottom two chambers of the human heart called ?
Ventricles
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What type of blood enters the right atrium and through the vena cava ?
deoxygenated
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What is the job of the aorta ?
to carry oxygenated blood around the body
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Which type of blood vessel has valves ?
veins
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Why is the left side of the heart more muscular than the right ?
Has to pump blood at a higher pressure around the body
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What is the purpose of the valves ?
To prevent the back flow of blood
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Which type of blood vessel has a small lumen and thick muscular walls ?
arteries
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Structure of a vein ?
It has thin muscular walls, a large lumen and valves to prevent back flow
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What is meant by a double circulatory system ?
blood pumps through the heart twice during each journey around the body
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What are the bottom two chambers of the human heart called ?

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Ventricles

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What is the job of the aorta ?

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Which type of blood vessel has valves ?

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