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5 Health Chapter1
Term | Definition |
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3 | number of quarts of blood in a child's body |
60,000 | miles of pipeline blood travels through our body |
antibodies | used to help fight pathogens or germs |
aorta | largest artery in the body |
artery | blood vessel which carries blood from the heart |
atrium | upper chamber of the heart |
blood pressure | the pressure of your blood against the arteries |
capillary | smallest of the blood vessels |
cardiac muscle | another name for the heart |
circulation | continuous flow of blood within the body |
circulatory system | system that contains the heart, blood arteries, veins & capillaries |
digested food | what plasma carries to every part of the body |
exercise and rest | two things needed to keep the heart healthy |
heart | cardiac muscle |
iron | mineral that helps give red blood cells their red color |
plasma | liquid part of blood |
platelets | help the blood to clot |
pulmonary artery | artery that supplies blood to the lungs |
pulse | the expanding of the arteries after each heartbeat |
red blood cells | carry oxygen throughout the body |
scab | blood clot on your skin |
through the bloodstream | how food is moved from one part of the body to another |
varicose vein | painful, enlarged veins |
valve | little doorlike flap |
vein | blood vessel which carries blood to the heart |
vena cava | large vein from the upper or lower body which enters the heart |
ventricle | lower chamber of the heart |
white blood cells | defend the body against infection and/or disease |