The heart

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CIRCULATORY SISTEM 

CARRIES SUBSTANCES VIA THE BLOOD WICH CIRCULATES THROUGH VESSELS AND IS PUMPED BY THE HEART

ARTERIES THICK ELASTIC WALLS THEY CARRY THE BLOOD FROM THE HEART TO THE ORGANS THEY BRANCH OFF INTO OTHER SMALLER ARTERIES CALLED ARTERIOLES

VEINS THINNER LESS ELASTIC WALLS PREVENT BLOOD FROM FLOWING BACKWARDS THEY CHANNEL THE BLOOD FROM THE ORGNS TO THE HEART THEY ARE FORMED BY THE JOINING OF SMALL VEINS CALLED VENULES

CAPILLARIES MICROSCOPIC BLOOD VESSELS THAT REACH ALL THE CELLS 
THEIR WALLS ARE VERY THIN AND ALLOW NUTRIENTS GASES AND WASTE TO BE EXCHANGED BETWEEN THE BLOOD AND THE CELLS

SUPERIOR VENA CAVA                             AORTA
RIGHT ATRIUM                                                PULMONARY ARTERY 
TRICUSPID VALVE                                          PULMONARY VEINS
INFERIOR VENA CAVA                                 LEFT ATRIUM
RIGHT VENTRICLE                                       MITRAL VALVE
                                                       SEMILUNAR VALVES
                                      LEFT VENTRICLE 
SYSTOLE THE ATRIA CONTRACT
VENTRICULAR VENTRICULES CONTRACT 
DIASTOLE ATERIES AND ATRIA DILATE

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