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| THICK LAYER OF MUSCLE AROUND THE HEART |
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| THE UPPER CHAMBER OF THE HEART; IT RECEIVES THE BLOOD |
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LOWER CHAMBER OF THE HEART;
IT PUMPS BLOOD OUT OF THE HEART |
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| THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEART WHICH PUMPS BLOOD FROM THE HEART TO THE LUNGS |
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| OXYGEN-RICH BLOOD IS PUMPED FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HEART TO THE REST OF THE BODY. |
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| FLAPS OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE BETWEEN THE ATRIA AND THE VENTRICLES; THEY PREVENT BLOOD FROM FLOWING BACK INTO THE ATRIA |
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| A SMALL GROUP OF CARDIAC MUSCLE CELLS IN THE RIGHT ATRIUM THAT "SET THE PACE" FOR THE HEART |
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| LARGE VESSELS THAT CARRY BLOOD FROM THE HEART TO THE TISSUES OF THE BODY |
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| THE SMALLEST OF THE BLOOD VESSELS; ONLY ONE CELL THICK |
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| BLOOD VESSELS WHICH RETURN BLOOD TO THE HEART |
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| THE CONDITION IN WHICH FATTY DEPOSITS CALLED PLAQUE BUILD UP ON THE INNER WALLS OF THE ARTERIES. |
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| STRAW-COLORED FLUID WHICH MAKES UP 55% OF BLOOD; 90 5 IS WATER AND 10% IS DISOLVED GASES, SALTS, NUTRIENTS, ENZYMES, HORMONES, WASTE AND PROTEIN. |
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| THE IRON-CONTAINING PROTEIN WHICH BINDS TO OXYGEN IN THE LUNGS AND TRANSPORTS IT TO TISSUES THROUGHOUT THE BODY WHERE OXYGEN IS RELEASED |
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| SPECIAL WHITE BLOOD CELLS THAT PRODUCE ANTIBODIES THAT ARE PROTEINS WHICH HELP DESTROY PATHOGENS. |
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| A CELL FRAGMENT RELEASED BY BONE MARROW THAT AIDS BLOOD CLOTTING. |
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| A FLUID LOST BY THE BLOOD AND RETURNED TO THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM |
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