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The organ responsible for moving blood throughout the body.
heart
The air sac in the lungs where carbon dioxide in the blood is exchanged for oxygen.
alveoli
The small blood vessels that connect arteries and veins.
Capillary
Controls the flow of blood through the heart by opening and closing.
heart valves
What organ is where wastes like carbon dioxide are released from the blood?
Lungs
The blood vessels that carry blood with carbon dioxide to the heart.
veins
The name of the vein that returns blood from the lower body.
Inferior Vena Cava
The name of the vein that returns blood to the heart from the upper body.
Superior Vena Cava
The blood vessels that bring blood with oxygen away from the heart.
Artery
The organ that exchanges oxygen for carbon dioxide during respiration.
lungs
A myocardial infarction, or a heart attack, occurs when ____________.
there is a blockage of blood flow.
What part of the heart does blood exit the heart to flow through the rest of the body?
Aorta
How does blood get from the heart to the lungs?
Pulmonary Veins
What is pulmonary circulation?
Sends blood from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart.
What is systemic circulation?
Sends blood to the rest of the body and back to the heart
What materials do the blood vessles deliver to all of the cells?
Oxygen and nutrients
