The Circulatory and Respiratory System

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What is the function of the right atrium?

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The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the body and pumps it into the right ventricle.

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What is the septum?

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The septum is the muscle that separates the left and right sides of the heart.

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What are alveoli?

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Alveoli are tiny air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs, allowing oxygen to enter the blood and carbon dioxide to be expelled.

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What is cardiac arrest?

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Cardiac arrest is a sudden loss of blood flow resulting in a decrease in oxygen supply to the body.

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What does the left atrium do?

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The left atrium receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and pumps it into the left ventricle.

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What is the role of the left ventricle?

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The left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood to the rest of the body through the aorta.

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What is the function of the right ventricle?

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The right ventricle pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs for oxygenation.

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What is the aorta?

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The aorta is the largest artery in the body, carrying oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body.

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What is the pulmonary artery?

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The pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs.

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What is the role of the pulmonary veins?

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The pulmonary veins carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium.