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Glenn anastomosis Surgical connection of the superior vena cava with the pulmonary artery
Large circuit Systemic circulation; in healthy people, oxygen-rich blood is pumped from the left ventricle via the aorta into the body, where it supplies tissues and organs with oxygen and other substances and removes carbon dioxide in exchange; the blood then returns via the vena cava to the right atrium and thus into the small circulation.