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Circulatory Systems

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Cardiovascular system   The body system that consists of the heart, blood vessels, and blood; circulatory system.  
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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 recives blood that comes into the heart.  
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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 hearteat rate.  
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Ventricle   A lower chamber pof the heart that pumps blood out to the lungs and body.  
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Valve   A flap of tissue in the heart or a vein that prevents blood from flowing backward.  
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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 to the heart.  
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Aorta   The largest artery in the human body.  
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Coronary Artery   An artery that supplies blood to the heart itself.  
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Pulse   The alternating expansion and relaxation of an artery wall as blood travels through an artery.  
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Diffusion   The process by which molecules move from an area of higher concentration to an area with a low amount of concentration.  
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Pressure   The force excerted on a surface divided by the total area over which the force is exerted  
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Blood Pressure   The pressure that is excerted by the blood against the walls of blood vessels.  
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