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| Blood is pumped through open ended vessels and bathes tissues and organs. |
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| Closed Circulatory System |
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| Blood is confined to vessels and is kept separate from interstitial fluid. |
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| A vessel that carries blood away from the heart. |
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| A vessel that returns blood to the heart. |
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| A blood vessel that conveys blood between an arteriole and a venule. |
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| Circulation with separate pulmonary and systemic circuits, in which blood passes through the heart after completing each circuit. |
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| Conveys blood between the heart and the lungs. |
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| Conveys blood between the heart and the rest of the body. |
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| The alternating contractions and relaxations of the heart. |
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| The stage of the heart cycle in which the heart muscle is relaxed, allowing the chambers to fill with blood. |
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| The contraction stage of the heart. |
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| The force that blood exerts against the walls of blood vessels. |
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| A vessel that conveys blood between an artery and a capillary bed. |
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| A vessel that conveys blood between a capillary bed and a vein. |
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| A large vein that returns oxygen poor blood to the heart from the upper body. |
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| A large vein that returns oxygen poor blood to e heart from the lower body. |
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| The heart chamber that receives blood from veins. |
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| The heart chamber that pumps blood out of the heart. |
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| An artery that conveys blood directly from the left ventricle of the heart to other arteries. |
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| The frequency of heart contractions. |
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