Once upon a time, there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess, but a real princess. He travelled all over the world with the old queen, but nowhere could he find what he wanted. Many princesses from across the world came for the prince, but whether they were real princesses or not, it […]
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The human heart works like a pump, which beats about 70 times per minute in normal conditions. The heart acts as a dual pump and is comprised of two sets of chambers, two on the right side and two on the left. They are: right and left auricles and right and left ventricles. It is
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Femoral Vein The femoral vein is the largest vein in the inner thighs where the leg muscles join the lower abdomen. It returns deoxygenated blood from the leg to the heart via the iliac veins. This vein is part of the femoral triangle. The femoral triangle includes the femoral vein, femoral artery and femoral nerve.
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Once, there was a little red hen which lived alone in the woods. Just above the rocks, therelived a sly and crafty old fox with his mother. The sly fox would plan and plan how to lay his hands on the little red hen and make her his meal. After a lot of thinking an
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Iliac Vein The common iliac vein is the vein connected to the pelvic region and the leg. It is composed of the internal iliac vein and external iliac vein. These veins transport deoxygenated blood from the pelvic region and legs to the heart via the inferior vena cava. Artery The abdominal aorta, a major artery
Hepatic Artery The hepatic artery carries blood from the aorta and supplies oxygenated blood to the liver, pancreas and duodenum. The main function of the left and the right hepatic artery is to supply blood (oxygen and nutrients) to the liver. Portal Vein The portal vein is not a true vein as it does not
The sino-atrial node (SA node) is located in the right atrium of the heart. The other popular name of the SA node is the sinus node. It is the impulse generating tissue or precisely speaking a natural pacemaker. It generates the sound of the heart beat. The AV node (atrio-ventricular node) is located between the
Tricuspid &Biscupid Valve The tricuspid valve is the valve found between the right atrium and the right ventricle. It basically forms a boundary between the right atrium and the ventricle. It is also called right atrio-ventricular valve. On the other hand, the bicuspid valve is the valve present between the left atrium and the left
Left Ventricle The human heart has four chambers. Two lower chambers are called ventricles. The left ventricle is connected to the left atrium, on the left side of the heart. It receives blood from the left atrium and pumps it to the aorta. The main function of this ventricle is to pump the oxygenated blood
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Pulmonary Artery The pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs. It is one of the only arteries that carry deoxygenated blood. It is relatively short and wide in size and shape. It begins from the bottom of the right ventricle of the heart. And then separates into the right and left
Superior Vena Cava Superior vena cava is also referred as precava. It is a large vein, but short in length, located above the heart. The venae cavae are the largest veins in the body. They carry deoxygenated blood to the right atrium of the heart. There is no valve between the superior vena cava and
Jugular vein is a set of four large veins that send back deoxygenated blood from the head and neck to the heart. There are two types of jugular veins: external and internal jugulars. These are located on each side of the neck. The internal jugular lies deep in the neck. It contains blood which has