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Circulatory System
For our test on the Circulatory System
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03/13/2013

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The part of your blood that carries the digested food is PLASMA.
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TRUE
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Arteries carry blood to your heart.
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FALSE. It is VEINS.
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The smallest blood vessels are the CAPILLARIES.
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TRUE
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The RED blood cells fight off infection.
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FALSE. It is WHITE BLOOD CELLS.
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The liquid part of your blood is called WHITE BLOOD CELLS.
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FALSE. It is PLASMA
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PLATELETS help the clotting of the blood.
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TRUE
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Anitbodies help fight WHITE BLOOD CELLS.
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FALSE. It is GERMS.
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A dried blood clot on your skin is called a PLATELET.
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FALSE. It is a SCAB.
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a lower chamber of the heart
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ventricle
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little doorlike flaps
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valves
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supplies blood to the lungs
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pulmonary artery
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an upper chamber of the heart
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atria
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the largest arter in the body
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aorta
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two large veins that enter the heart
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venae cavae
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supplies bood from the lungs
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pulmonary vein
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The pressure of blood against the artieries is called_____.
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blood pressure
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Another name for the heart is the _____.
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cardiac muscle
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The flow of blood throughout the body is called _____.
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circulation
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An enlarged, painful vein is called a _____ vein.
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vericose
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Give 5 healthy habits to help protect your heart.
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Be able to label all of the parts of the heart chart from your notebook.
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aorta, superior vena cava, pulmonary arteries, pulmonary veins, inferior vena cava, decending aorta, right and left atria, right and left ventricle.
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