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5 Health Chapter1

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