The Circulatory System, Blood Vessels, Blood Composition, and Homeostasis

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• Cava vein: The large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the body back to the right atrium of the heart. • Right atrium: The chamber of the heart that receives deoxygenated blood from the cava vein and pumps it into the right ventricle. • Right ventricle: The chamber of the heart that receives blood from the right atrium and pumps it into the pulmonary artery toward the lungs for oxygenation. • Aorta artery: The main artery that carries oxygen-rich blood from the left ventricle of the heart to the rest of the body. • Pulmonary artery: The artery that carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs for oxygenation. • Pulmonary vein: The veins that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the left atrium of the heart. • Left atrium: The chamber of the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary veins and pumps it into the left ventricle. • Left ventricle: The chamber of the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the left atrium and pumps it into the aorta to be distributed throughout the body. --- • Donor's Blood Type: A+ A- AB+ AB- B+ B- O+ O- AB+ X X X X X X AB- X X X X X A+ X X X X A- X X X B+ X X B- X O+ O- • Recipient's Blood Type: (I...