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Cardiovascular System (disorders of the cardiovascular system. (Abnormal…
Cardiovascular System
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Major components of
blood,
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red blood cells
carry oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues and carbon dioxide as a waste product, away from the tissues and back to the lungs.
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plasma
carries water, salts and enzymes. The main role of plasma is to take nutrients, hormones, and proteins to the parts of the body that need it. Cells also put their waste products into the plasma.
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Anatomy of the heart (including all chambers,
and valves);
Chambers
two atria and two ventricles. ... The right ventricle pumps the oxygen-poor blood to the lungs. The left atrium receives oxygen-rich blood from the lungs and pumps it to the left ventricle. The left ventricle pumps the oxygen-rich blood to the body.
Valves
mitral valve and tricuspid valve, which control blood flow from the atria to the ventricles.
aortic valve and pulmonary valve, which control blood flow out of the ventricles.
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