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Circulatory System Terms
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8th Grade
05/07/2013

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platelets
Definition
Keep you from bleeding too much
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trachea
Definition
air passage between the nose and the lungs
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white blood cells
Definition
cells that fight disease
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oxygen
Definition
important gas your body needs
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veins
Definition
carry deoxygenated blood to the heart
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carbon dioxide
Definition
Waste gas produced by body cells
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left
Definition
side of the heart that pushes oxygenated blood to all parts of the body
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heart
Definition
pump that pushes blood throughout the body
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deoxygenated
Definition
blood that has released oxygen to the body's cells
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blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood to the body cells
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arteries
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capillaries
Definition
the smallest blood vessels
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plasma
Definition
the liquid part of blood
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red blood cells
Definition
carry oxygen and give blood its bright red color
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oxygenated
Definition
blood that is filled with oxygen and travels from the lungs to the heart
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lungs
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where carbon dioxide leave the blood and oxygen enters the blood
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alveoli
Definition
small air sacs in the lungs
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right
Definition
side of the heart that pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs
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