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Structure and function of the cardiovascular system

The cardiovascular system involves the Heart, Veins, Venules,

Arteries, Arterioles and Capillaries. This forms the major

transportation of blood in the body. Oxygen is moved from the

lungs around the body. Carbon dioxide is carried from the body

back to the lungs.

The heart

The main heart function is to circulate blood through the body

and lungs, in two separate circulations, the body and the lungs.

There are four chambers in the heart, the right atrium, left

atrium, right ventricle and left ventricle. The wall separating

the right and the left side of the heart is called the septum

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