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18 Cards in this Set
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Aorta
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*largest blood vessel in the body
*takes blood away from the heart |
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Hemoglobin
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*iron containing protein in the red blood cells
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Artery
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*carries oxygenated blood away from the heart
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Fibrin
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*substance that plugs the whole of a cut
(becomes a scab) |
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Valve
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*small flap of tissue that allows blood to flow in only one direction
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Ventricle
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*lower two chambers of the heart
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Septum
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*a thick wall of tissue that separates heart in to left and right sides
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Pacemaker
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*special area of tissue that control the heartbeat
*sends out a signal for the heart to contract |
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Vein
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*returns used blood and waste back to the heart
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Platelet
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*surrounds a cut and helps to stop the bleeding
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Atherosclerosis
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*thickening of the inner lining of the arteries
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Atrium
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*upper two chambes of the heart
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White blood cell
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*very large cell (2 times the size of a red blood cell)
*fights infection |
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Red blood cell
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*most numerous in the blood
*carries oxygen to the cells |
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Capillary
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*very small thin walled blood vessels
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Lymph
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*plasma that leaks out of blood and through capillary walls
*surrounds and bathes body cells |
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Plasma
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*liquid part of the blood
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Hypertension
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*high blood pressure
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