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42 Cards in this Set
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Circulatory System
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-transport system of the body that brings food and oxygen to the body's cells.
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Blood vessels
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-network of tubes that carry blood to all body parts
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Arteries
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-carry blood from the heart to all body regions.
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Veins
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-carry the blood backto the heart from all body regieons and have thinner walls than the arteries
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Capillaries
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-Tiny blood vessels that connect the artieries to the veins
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Heart
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-muscular organ of the body that is the pump of the circulatory system.
-ensures that each of the cells in the body get the nourishment that they need in order to grow and reproduce properly. |
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Chambers
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-the four sections of the heart
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Right Atrium
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-the right entrance chamber of the heart
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Right ventricle
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-Where blood is pumped from the right atrium of the heart
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Left atrium
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-the left top chamber of the heart.
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Left ventricle
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-the chamber of the heart that pumps blood to the body through the aorta
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Superior vena Cava
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very large vein near the entrance of the heart
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Inferior vena cava
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-very large vein from which blood enters the heart
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Pulmonary Artery
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-large vein which sends blood from the heart to the lungs
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Pulmonary vein
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-vein which sends blood from the lungs to the heart
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Aorta
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-an artery that sends blood from the heart to the body
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Arterioles
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-small arteries which branch off the aorta
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Venules
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-tiny veins between the capillaries and regular veins
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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-an emergency procedure to help victims of heart attacks
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Pacemaker
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-a special region in the right atrium of the heart that controls the speed and rhythm of the heart's pumping
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Platelets
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-parts of white blood cells which help blood to clot
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Plasma
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-the liquid part of the blood.
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Red Blood Cells
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-cells responsible for the transport of oxygen to body cells
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Hemoglobin
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-a protein in red blood cells that allows them to carry oxygen
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Anemic
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-having a disease in which a person has an abnormally low red blood cell counts
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White blood cells
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-blood cells which fight off disease and infection
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Lymph
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-the element of blood which moves through spaces between cells and supplies those cells and oxygen and nutrients
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Lymph Nodes
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-tiny sacs throughout the bocy where white blood cells are stored
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lymph vessels
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-vessels in which lymph is collected before being returned into the circulatory system
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lymphatic system
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-the system of lymph tubes
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Cellular respiration
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-the process by which cells change food into energy
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Respiratory system
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-responsible for providing oxygen to body cells and expelling carbon dioxide.
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Bronchial tree
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-a network of tubes in the lungs that provides a large surface area for the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide.
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Trachea
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-the windpipe
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Epiglottis
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-a flap which seals the sindpipe from the esophagus
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Heimlich maneuver
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-an emergency procedure for dislodging objects from the windpipe
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Lungs
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-organs that allow the body to exchange carbon dioxide for oxygen
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Bronchi
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-tubes that branch from the end of the windpipe to the lungs
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Bronchioles
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-tubes which branch from the bronchi to the alveoli in the lungs
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Alveoli
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-tiny sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs
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Diaphragm
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-a flexible membrane which pulls air into and pushes it out of the lungs.
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Lung Capacity
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-the amount of air that a person's lungs can hold.
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