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| LARGEST ARTERY IN THE BODY. |
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| LARGEST TYPE OF BLOOD VESSEL; CARRIES BLOOD AWAY FROM THE HEART TO ALL PARTS OF THE BODY. |
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| BLOOD VESSELS THAT BRANCH FROM THE AORTA AND CARRY OXYGEN-RICH BLOOD TO THE HEART MUSCLE. |
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| RELAXATION PHASE OF THE HEARTBEAT |
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| INNER LINING OF THE HEART. |
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| VALVE BETWEEN THE LEFT ATRIUM AND THE LEFT VENTRICLE; BICUSPID VALVE. |
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| ABNORMAL SWISHING SOUND CAUSED BY IMPROPER CLOSURE OF THE HEART VALVES. |
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| MUSCULAR, MIDDLE LAYER OF THE HEART. |
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| DOUBLE-LAYERED MEMBRANE SURROUNDING THE HEART. |
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| BEAT OF THE HEART AS FELT THROUGH THE WALLS OF THE ARTERIES. |
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| INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE BLOOD PRESSURE. |
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| PROTEIN IN BLOOD; MAINTAINS THE PROPER AMOUNT OF WATER IN THE BLOOD. |
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| SUBSTANCE (USUALLY FOREIGN) THAT STIMULATES THE PRODUCTION OF AN ANTIBODY. |
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| ANTICOAGULANT FOUND IN BLOOD AND TISSUE CELLS. |
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| PRODUCTION OF ANTIBODIES AND LYMPHOCYTES AFTER EXPOSURE TO AN ANTIGEN. |
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| BODY'S ABILITY TO RESIST FOREIGN ORGANISMS AND TOXINS. |
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