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Bonnie Branch 7th grade - 17-1 / The Body's Transportation System

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cardiovascular system   The body system sometimes called the circulatory system, that consists of the heart, blood vessels, and blood, and that carries needed substances to cells and carries wastes away from cells  
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heart   A hollow, muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body  
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atrium   Each of the two upper chambers of the heart that RECEIVES blood that comes into the heart  
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ventricle   Each of the two lower chambers of the heart that pump blood OUT to the lungs and body  
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valve   A flap of tissue in the heart or a vein thatt prevents blood from flowing backward  
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pacemaker   A group of cells located in the right atrium that sends out signals that make the heart muscle contract and that regulates heartbeat rate  
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artery   A blood vessel that carries blood AWAY from the heart  
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capillary   A tiny blood vessel where substances are exchanged between the blood and the body cells  
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vein   A blood vessel that carries blood back INTO the heart  
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aorta   The largest artery in the body  
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