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GCSE Biology · key term
The circulation carrying blood from the left side of the heart around the body and back to the right side.
Used by Edexcel and OCR
Specification 8.8 · Paper 2
Revise: Heart and Circulatory SystemIn the systemic circulation, blood goes from the heart to body tissues, where oxygen is delivered, then returns. Passing through the heart between the two loops lets blood be pumped again at the higher pressure needed to travel around the whole body.
Specification B2.2c · Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Higher)
The part of the circulation that carries blood between the heart and the rest of the body.
Revise: Human circulatory systemThe systemic circulation links the heart with the rest of the body. The left side of the heart pumps oxygenated blood into the aorta. Arteries branch to supply capillary networks in the body's organs.
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