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The Double Circulatory System

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Double Circulatory System

The human circulatory system has three main parts: blood vessels, blood, and the heart. This system is called a double circulatory system. The blood passes through the heart twice in one circuit.

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Blood enters the heart

  • Deoxygenated blood from the body enters the right atrium of the heart.
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Blood pumped to lungs

  • The right ventricle pumps this deoxygenated blood to the lungs.
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Lungs oxygenate the blood

  • In the lungs, the blood exchanges carbon dioxide for oxygen. The blood becomes oxygenated.
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Blood returns to heart

  • Oxygenated blood goes back to the left atrium of the heart.
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Blood pumped to the body

  • The left ventricle pumps this oxygenated blood to the body.
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Blood returns to the heart

  • The body cells take the oxygen from the blood and give back carbon dioxide.
  • The blood becomes deoxygenated again and goes back to the heart.

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