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Circulatory System
Heart and Blood
Definition | Term |
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transports materials from the digestive and the respiratory system to the cells | circulatory system |
materials and wastes are carried through this fluid | blood |
pick up oxygen in the lungs and transport it throughout the body | red blood cells |
vessels that take blood away from the heart | arteries |
vessels that carry blood back to the heart | veins |
connect arteries and veins | capillaries |