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Our Ability to Maintain Balance, Breath, Blink, Smile, and Perform

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Our ability to maintain balance, breath, blink, smile, and perform other routine body functions is controlled by short-term memory.


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Foramen Ovale

An opening in the septum between the two atria of the heart in the fetus, which normally closes after birth.

Inferior Vena Cava

The inferior vena cava is a large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the lower and middle portion of the body to the right atrium of the heart.

External Iliac Vein

A large vein in the pelvis that carries deoxygenated blood from the lower limbs back to the heart.

Superior Vena Cava

A large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the upper half of the body to the heart's right atrium.

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