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Heart = 4-chamber pump (2 atria + 2 ventricles)

  • Made up of ~2-3 billion cardiomyocytes
  • Location: center of chest cavity
  • Directed inferiorly, leftward, & anteriorly
  • Right ventricle = most anterior portion

Circulation: pumps blood through 1-closed system

  • Veins: bring blood to heart
  • Arteries: take blood away from heart
  • Atria empty into corresponding ventricles
  • Blood flow: right atrium => right ventricle => pulmonary artery => lungs (pulmonary circulation) => pulmonary veins => left atrium => left ventricle => aorta => body (systemic circulation; arterial then venous system) => inferior/superior vena cava => right atrium [circulation repeats…]
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