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Circulatory System

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Artery   Have thick walls for the pressure of blood. carry oxygen rich blood away from the heart.  
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Vein   Have thin walls. Carry oxygen poor blood toward the heart.  
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Capillaries   Have thin walls. Is there where there needs to be a connection between a vein and artery  
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Blood   Made of red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma, and platelets.  
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Heart   Called cardiac muscle. pumps blood to cell to deliver oxygen.  
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How the Heart works #1   De-oxygenated blood enters through the Right Atrium. Goes through a valve into the Right Ventricle.  
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How the Heart works #2   right ventricle contracts forcing blood through a valve out of the Heart, towards the Lungs.Lungs will supply blood with oxygen.  
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How the Heart works #3   Oxygen rich blood enters Left Atrium then passes through a valve into the left ventricle.  
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How the Heart works #4   Left Ventricle contracts forcing Oxygen rich blood through another valve out of the heart to every cell,tissue, and organ in the body. Then the process starts over again.  
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Valve   One way flow of blood makes the blood go faster.  
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Plasma   Yellowish liquid. carries nutrients proteins, and hormones throughout the body. is 55% blood mostly water  
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White Blood cells   Made in bone marrow. Fights infections.  
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Red blood cells   Made in the bone marrow. has no organelles. Carries oxygen to every cell in the body. one drop of blood size of pinhead= up to 5mill  
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platelets   Help the clotting process. Made in bone marrow. When blood vessel breaks, platelets in the area will seal the leak. Last 8 to 10 days.  
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Independent Variable   The variable that is changed or manipulated.  
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Dependent Variable   the variable that can be measured in some way  
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Control Group   the group that is not changed in any way. Every thing will be compared to this group.  
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Control Variable   the variable that isn't changed  
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