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22 Cards in this Set
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AV valves
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Control blood flow from the Atrium to the ventricle.
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Average heart rate
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65 beats per minute
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Pacemaker
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Sets pace of muscle contractions
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Blood's journey (1)
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Left Ventricle.
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(2)
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Aorta
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(3)
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Arteries
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(4)
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Stomach or kidneys
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(5)
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Capillaries
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(6)
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Veins
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(7)
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Lower Vena cava
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(8)
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Right Atrium
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(9)
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Right Ventricle
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(11)
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Pulmonary Artery
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(12)
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Capilaries
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(13)
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Left Atrium
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Arteries
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carry blood away from heart
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Vericose Veins
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Occurs when blood flows backward. Valves do not close properly.
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Plasma
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Makes up more than half of the blood... (55%)
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red blood cells
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carry oxygen and carbon dioxide.
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hemoglobin
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hemoglobin hold oxygen on red blood cells
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White Blood cells
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Fight infections by producing antibodies, or engulfing baceria and destroying it.
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Platelet
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Help stop bleeding when a body vessel is injured by plugging teh hole.
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