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DES Unit 4 Living Organisms
Respiratory & Circulatory System
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4th Grade
11/30/2007

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Lungs
Definition
The main organ of the respiratory system
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capillary
Definition
A tiny blood vessel that allows gases & nutrients to pass from blood to cells
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heart
Definition

The muscle that pumps blood through blood vessels to all parts of the body

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artery
Definition
A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
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vein
Definition
A large blood vessel that returns blood to the heart
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System
Definition

A group of organs and body parts that work together to perform a job

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trachea
Definition
Tube that divides to form a system of tubes in your lungs 
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blood vessel
Definition
tubes blood flows through
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