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Main Blood Vessels in the Body (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE Co-ordinated Sciences (Double Award)): Revision Note

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Main Blood Vessels in the Body: Extended

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  • Blood is carried away from the heart and towards organs in arteries

    • The pulmonary artery carries blood from the heart to the lungs

    • The aorta carries blood from the heart to the body

  • Veins carry blood back toward the heart

    • The pulmonary vein carries blood from the lungs to the heart

    • The vena cava carries blood from the body to the heart

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Arteries carry blood away from the heart and veins carry blood towards the heart

Important blood vessels table

Organ

Towards organ

Away from organ

Heart

Vena cava, pulmonary vein

Aorta, pulmonary artery

Lungs

Pulmonary artery

Pulmonary vein

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    Ruth graduated from Sheffield University with a degree in Biology and went on to teach Science in London whilst also completing an MA in innovation in Education. With 10 years of teaching experience across the 3 key science disciplines, Ruth decided to set up a tutoring business to support students in her local area. Ruth has worked with several exam boards and loves to use her experience to produce educational materials which make the mark schemes accessible to all students.