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- 2. An in-line device in a fluid-flow system that can interrupt the flow, regulate the rate of flow, or divert flow to another branch of the system.
- 4. makes up the thick middle layer of the heart.
- 5. A large vein that carries blood to the heart from other areas of the body.
- 8. The largest artery in the body. It carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to vessels that reach the rest of the body.
- 9. A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to tissues and organs in the body.
- 10. An electronic device that is implanted in the body to monitor heart rate and rhythm
- 11. a dividing wall or membrane especially between bodily spaces or masses of soft tissue.
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- 1. The smallest type of blood vessel connects an arterial to a venule to form a network of blood vessels in almost all parts of the body.
- 3. A blood vessel that carries blood to the heart from tissues and organs in the body.
- 6. A fluid-filled cavity in the heart.
- 7. heart chamber that receives blood into the heart and drives it into a ventricle, or chamber, for pumping blood away from the heart.