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| study of heart and diseases associated with it |
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| mediastinum in the ventral cavity |
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| (blue) deoxygenated blood |
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| narrow vessels in which blood cells need to travel in single files |
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carries nutrients/oxygen to cells
transports waste/CO2 from cells
combats disease and maintains body temperature |
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red blood cells
white blood cells
plasma
platelets |
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| carries nutrients and waste products from cells to kidneys/sweat glands |
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erythrocytes/red corpuscles
filled with hemoglobin which carries oxygen molecules |
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leucocytes/white corpuscles
fites against pathogens
uses phagocytosis |
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thrombocytes/cell fragments
aids in BLOOD CLOTTING |
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| if a mother is Rh+ (has a specific protein from her blood type) but her first child is Rh- (does not have that protein), then the mother's body could develop antibodies for that type of protein (or lack thereof) and reject a possible second child |
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