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Path 1 : from the heart to the lungs and back again to the heart
The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from different parts of the body and pushes it into the right
ventricle. The right side of the heart then pumps blood to the lungs to collect oxygen and remove carbon
dioxide
Path 2: from the heart to the rest of the body again to the heart
The oxygenated blood returns to the left atrium and flows into the left ventricle. Then the left side of the heart
pumps blood to the rest of the body to supply oxygen to the cells and to collect carbon dioxide
Carried by all arteries except Mode of transport Carried by all veins except
pulmonary artery pulmonary vein
Carried from the heart to all parts Place of transport Carried from all parts of the body
of the body to the heart
Flows swift ender high pressure Speed and pressure Flows slowly under low pressure
Transport oxygen to all tissues Function Expels carbon dioxide from all body
tissues
In blood leaving the lungs Where are they found Blood from all parts of our body
except the lungs