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23 Cards in this Set
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myocardium
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two thin layers og epitelial and connective tissue form a sandwhich around a muscle layer
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atrium
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upper chamber of the heart
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ventricle
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lower chambers of the heart
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valve
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flaps of connective tissue
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pulmonary circulation
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right side of heart pumps oxygen poor blood from the heart to the lung
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systemic circulation
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left side of heart pumps oxygen rich blood from the heart to the lung
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pacemaker
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SA node sets a pace for heart
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artery
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large vessels that carry blood from the heart to tissues of the body
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capilary
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smallest blood vessels
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vein
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blood vessls that carry blood to from the body back to the heart
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plasma
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straw colored fluid that makes up 55%of blood volume
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red blood cell
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numerous cells in the blood
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hemoglobin
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protien tht binds oxygen in the lungs and release it in capillary network
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white blood cell
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guard against infection, fight parisites, attack bacteria
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platelet
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cell fragment released by bone marrow that helps in blood clotting
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lymph
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fluid that is filtered out of the blood
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atherosclerosis
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conditions where fatty deposits build up in artery walls and eventually cause arteries to striffen
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pharynx
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cavity at thr back of the mouth where air moves
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trachea
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tube that connects the larynx to the bronchi
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larynx
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contains two highly elastic folds of tissue known as vocal chords
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bronchus
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two large tubes in the chest caivty where air flows through
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alveolus
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millions of tiny air sacs
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diaphragm
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large dome-shaped muslce at the bottom of the chest cavity
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