the cardiac cycle

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step one

  • blood from the body enters the right atrium through the vena cava

  • blood from lungs enters the left atrium though the pulmonary vein

  • both atria contract

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step two

  • blood is pushed down into the right and left ventricles

  • the valves close to prevent the blood going back up into the atria

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step three

  • the ventricles contract

  • blood is pushed out of the left ventricle into the lungs

  • blood is pushed out of the right ventricle into the body

  • all four chambers relax

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definition

the sequence of events that happen between the beginning of one heart beat and the beginning of the next.