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Describe double circulation in mammals


  • Deoxygenated blood from body tissues (except lungs) enters the heart via the right auricles through the vena cava; it flows to the right ventricle via the tricuspid valve. The right ventricle contracts pumping blood via the semi-lunar valves through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation. The oxygenated blood from the lungs flows through the pulmonary vein to the left auricle via the bicuspid valve to the left ventricle. The left ventricle contracts pumping blood via the semilunar valves through the aorta to the rest of the body tissues.
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