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| blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart |
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| branch of an artery leading to capillaries |
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| narrow, thin walled blood vessel that exchanges materials with the tissues |
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| blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart; contains valves |
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| central channel of a tube such as blood vessel |
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| layer of cells that lines the inner surface of blood vessels |
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| narrowing of blood vessels to reduce blood flow |
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| widening of blood vessels to increase blood flow |
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| passage of molecules through membranes under pressure |
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| liquid component of the blood |
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| fluid which bathes the cells in tissues; derived from blood |
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| movement of water form an area of high water concentration to an area low water concentration through a selectively permeable membrane |
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| systems of vessels and nodes that deals with lymph in the body |
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| tiny vessels in which lymph circulates the body |
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| fluid made up from tissue fluid collected into lymph vessels, which circulates the body |
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