The Heart Structure & Function

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  1. 2. The blood vessel that carries blood from the heart towards the lungs
  2. 4. Chamber of the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs
  3. 5. Blood vessels that carry blood from the lungs back to the heart
  4. 8. Chamber of the heart that receives deoxygenated blood from the vena cava
  5. 9. The structures in the heart that prevent the back flow of blood when the ventricles relax
  6. 11. Artery that carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the body
  7. 12. Type of blood vessel that have valves and carry blood towards the heart
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  1. 1. Type of blood vessel that have thick muscular walls and carry blood away from the heart
  2. 3. Chamber of the heart that pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs
  3. 6. Chamber of the heart that pumps oxygenated blood to the rest of the body
  4. 7. The type of muscle tissue the heart is composed of
  5. 10. Muscular wall that separates the two ventricles