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What is the primary function of the blood in the human body?
What is the primary function of the blood in the human body?
to carry nutrients, oxygen, and waste products to and from the cells
What are the two main components of the cardiovascular system?
What are the two main components of the cardiovascular system?
heart and blood vessels
What is transported by the blood to the cells?
What is transported by the blood to the cells?
nutrients and oxygen
What is transported by the blood away from the cells?
What is transported by the blood away from the cells?
What are the four chambers of the heart?
What are the four chambers of the heart?
What is the ultimate goal of the cardiovascular system?
What is the ultimate goal of the cardiovascular system?
How do the atria differ from the ventricles in terms of size?
How do the atria differ from the ventricles in terms of size?
What is a characteristic of the atria's walls compared to the ventricles?
What is a characteristic of the atria's walls compared to the ventricles?
Which chambers of the heart receive blood?
Which chambers of the heart receive blood?
Which chambers of the heart pump blood out of the heart?
Which chambers of the heart pump blood out of the heart?
What is the primary function of the right ventricle in the heart?
What is the primary function of the right ventricle in the heart?
What is the connection between the ventricles and the arteries in the heart?
What is the connection between the ventricles and the arteries in the heart?
Into which vessel does the right ventricle pump blood?
Into which vessel does the right ventricle pump blood?
What is the direction of blood flow pumped by the right ventricle?
What is the direction of blood flow pumped by the right ventricle?
What is the role of the ventricles in the heart's circulation?
What is the role of the ventricles in the heart's circulation?
What is the function of the tricuspid valve in the heart?
What is the function of the tricuspid valve in the heart?
What is the main difference between the pulmonary valve and the aortic valve?
What is the main difference between the pulmonary valve and the aortic valve?
What is the role of AV valves in the heart?
What is the role of AV valves in the heart?
Which valve controls blood flow from the left atrium into the left ventricle?
Which valve controls blood flow from the left atrium into the left ventricle?
How many valves regulate blood flow through the heart?
How many valves regulate blood flow through the heart?
What is the location of Purkinje fibers in the heart?
What is the location of Purkinje fibers in the heart?
How many coronary arteries arise from the aorta?
How many coronary arteries arise from the aorta?
What is the origin of the coronary arteries?
What is the origin of the coronary arteries?
Where do the Purkinje fibers originate from?
Where do the Purkinje fibers originate from?
What part of the heart do the Purkinje fibers pass through?
What part of the heart do the Purkinje fibers pass through?