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The heart is also known as the ___ ____.
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cardiac muscle
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___% of blood is plasma
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50%
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What does plasma do?
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Plasma carries the digested food.
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_______ blood cells fight infections.
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White blood cells
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_______ helps the blood to clot.
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Platelets
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A blood clot on the skin is called a ____.
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scab
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______ are blood vessels that carry blood to the heart.
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veins
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_____ are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
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arteries
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The heart has ____ pumps placed side by side.
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two pumps
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The ____ is the upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the veins
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atrium
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The ____ is the lower chamber the pumps blood to the arteries that carries it out to the body.
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ventricle
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__________ is a continuous flow of blood around the body.
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circulation
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The _____ is the largest artery in the body.
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aorta
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_______ are the smallest blood vessels
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capillaries
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_______ are found in plasma and help protect from diseases (germs)
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antibodies
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____ is a doorlike flap in the heart that keeps blood from flowing backwards
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valve
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The ___ ____ supplies blood to the lungs from the heart.
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pulmonary artery
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The ___ ____ are two large veins that bring blood back to the heart from the rest of the body.
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venae cavae
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The ____ is the largest artery in the body and sends blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
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aorta
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The __ ____ brings oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart.
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pulmonary vein
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The ___ ___ brings blood from the heart to the lungs to pick up oxygen.
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pulmonary artery
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____keeps the red blood cells healthy
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iron
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____ continuous flow of blood around the body
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circulation
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The ____ is the expanding of the arteries.
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pulse
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_____ veins are enlarged veins.
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varicose
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