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| The circulatory fluid of various invertebrate animals that is functionally comparable to the blood & lymph |
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| Fatty fluid between cells in the epidermis that is the basis for the barrier function of the skin |
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| Protein formed during normal blood clotting that is the essence of the clot |
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| Protein in the blood plasm essential for the coagulation of blood |
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| Enzyme in the blood plasm that converts fibrinogen to fibrin during the last stage of the clotting process |
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| A protein in the blood that is converted to thrombin in the coagulation process |
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| Thick-walled vessels which carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the tissues |
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| Small branches of arteries |
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| A blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart |
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| Small blood vessels which merge into veins |
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| Tiny blood vessels connecting arteries to veins |
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| Non-return valves in the veins which only open when the blood is flowing towards the heart |
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| Early developmental cardiovascular structure, thin walled cavity, forming the input to developing heart |
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| Conical pouch formed from the upper/left angle of the right ventricle, from which the pulmonary artery arises |
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| Large artery that receives blood from the right ventricle and carries it to the lungs |
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| Vessel that carries newly oxygenated blood to the heart from the lungs |
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| The difference between the osmotic pressure exerted by plasma proteins in blood plasma and that exerted by tissue fluid proteins |
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| Pain or discomfort due to lack of oxygen to the heart muscle |
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| The transport of oxygen from the air to tissue cells, and the transport of CO2 in the opposite direction |
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| Flux = -P x A(c2 - c1) where P = permeability, A = surface area, and c2-c1 = diff. in concentration |
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| Pressure that a component of a gaseous mixture would have if it alone occupied the same volume at the same temperature as the mix |
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| A trait of many fish, where the blood flow in their gills runs in the opposite direction as the flow of water, allowing for more oxygen uptake |
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| Space enclosed by the pleura, a thin layer of tissue that covers the lungs and lines the interior wall of the chest cavity |
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