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13 Cards in this Set
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blood vessel that carries blood AWAY from the heart and has thick, elastics walls made of connective tissue and smooth muscle tissue
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artery
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two upper chambers of the heart that contract at the same time during a heartbeat
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atriums
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microscopic blood vessel that connects arteries and veins; has walls one cell thick, through which nutrients and oxygen diffuse into body cells and waste materials and carbon dioxide diffuse out
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capillary
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flow of blood to and from the tissues of the heart
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coronary circulation
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flow of blood through the heart to the lungs and back to the heart
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pulmonary circulation
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largest part of the circulatory system in which oxygen rich blood flows to all the organs and body tissues, except the heart and lungs, and oxygen poor blood is returned to the heart.
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systemic circulation
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blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart and has one way valves that keep blood moving toward the heart.
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vein
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two lower chambers of the heart that contract at the same time during a heartbeat.
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ventricles
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3 major functions of the lymphthatic system
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spleen, tonsils, thymus
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chemical that carries oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood
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hemoglobin
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liquid part of the blood that carries nutrients and minerals
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plasma
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organ that fliters out microorganisms
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lymph node
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white blood cell carried in the LYMPHATIC system
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lymphocyte
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