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What are the 3 parts of the circulatory system |
heart, blood, vessels |
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what are the 3 types of blood vessels |
arteries- carry blood away from the heart capillaries- exchange water and chemicals between blood veins- carry blood from the capillaries back to the heart |
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what is the hemoglobin? |
a red protein responsible for transporting oxygen in the blood of vertebrates
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what is pulmonary circulation? |
is the portion of the cardiovascular system which carries deoxygenated blood away from the heart, to the lungs, and returns oxygenated (oxygen-rich) blood back to the heart.
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what are the chambers of the heart |
left and right atrium
left and right ventricles |
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where does the gas exchange take place in the body? |
lungs |
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what is the function of the lymphatic system? |
collect and transfer tissue fluids back the to veins |
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what is homeostasis |
the dynamic constancy of the internal environment |
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what are three major factors that must be constantly regulated to keep your body in homeostasis |
regulating body temperature regulating blood glucose eliminating nitrogenous wastes |
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what prevents food from entering the trachea |
epiglottis |
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what is the peristalsis? |
what lets the heart have a rhythmic beat |
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what are the organs of the digestive system? |
stomach large/small intestine rectum anus liver pancreas gallbladder |
