Circulatory System Study Guide with
Compete Solutions
Vena cava - ANS -Brings deoxygenated blood from the body and into the right
ventricle
Septum - ANS -The muscle that separates the two sides of the heart
Arteries - ANS -Carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the body
Heart (description) - ANS -A four chambered pump composed of two atria and two
ventricles
Capillaries - ANS -Very thin walled blood vessels that connect arteries with veins and
reach nearly every cell of the body
Left ventricle - ANS -Receives blood from the the left atrium and pumps it into the
aorta
Oxygenated blood - ANS -Blood rich in oxygen
Pulmonary Artery - ANS -Receives blood from the right ventricle and transports it to
the lungs
Right ventricle - ANS -receives blood from the right atrium and pumps it into the
pulmonary artery
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Compete Solutions
Vena cava - ANS -Brings deoxygenated blood from the body and into the right
ventricle
Septum - ANS -The muscle that separates the two sides of the heart
Arteries - ANS -Carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the body
Heart (description) - ANS -A four chambered pump composed of two atria and two
ventricles
Capillaries - ANS -Very thin walled blood vessels that connect arteries with veins and
reach nearly every cell of the body
Left ventricle - ANS -Receives blood from the the left atrium and pumps it into the
aorta
Oxygenated blood - ANS -Blood rich in oxygen
Pulmonary Artery - ANS -Receives blood from the right ventricle and transports it to
the lungs
Right ventricle - ANS -receives blood from the right atrium and pumps it into the
pulmonary artery
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