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| upper heart chamber[image] |
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| lower heart chamber[image] |
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| blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart |
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| tiny, thin-walled blood vessel that connects and artery to a vein |
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| bllod vessel that carries blood to the heart |
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| fluid portion of the blood which is about 90% water |
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| cell that carries oxygen to throughout the body |
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| iron-containing protein found in red blood cells |
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| cell that defends the body against invading organisms[image] |
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| cell fragment that aids in blood clotting |
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| chemical that forms a net across the cut in a blood vessel to trap blood cells and plasma |
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| disease that affects the heart and blood vessels |
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| thickening of the inner wall of an artery |
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| to transport materials throughout the body |
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| What is the main task of the circulatory system? |
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| oxygen, carbon dioxide, food, wastes, disease-fighting cells, chemical messengers |
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Name 6 different materials carried by the circulatory system.
(Hint: Only Crazy Females Will Drive Cows) |
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| begins in right atrium with "oxygen-poor" blood then travels through a valve down to the right ventricle; pumped to the lungs to drop of CO2 waste (exhaled as it enters) and pick up oxygen (inhaled); leaves lungs and goes to the left atri |
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| Describe how blood travels within the body |
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| the thick wall of tissue that separates the heart into the left and right sides |
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| plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets |
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What are the four main components of blood?
(Hint: Penelope ripped white pants) |
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| What are the 2 main blood group systems? |
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| atria (left atrium and right atrium) |
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| The 2 upper heart chambers |
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| Oxygen-rich blood from the lungs enters the heart through the ____. |
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