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GS Mod 14
Apologia Exploring Creation with General Science Module 14
Question | Answer |
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Veins | Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart |
Arteries | Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart |
Capillaries | Tiny, thin-walled blood vessels that allow the exchange of gasses and nutrients between the blood and cells and are located between arteries and veins |
Red Blood Cells | Transport oxygen from the lungs to the tissues |
Hemoglobin | A protein in the blood that gives blood its red color |
White Blood cells | Responsible for protecting the body from agents of disease in the bloodstream |
Bronchial tubes | Tubes in the lungs that carry air |
Bronchioles | At the end of the bronchial tubes |
Alveoli | Little sacs at the end of bronchioles where most of the "action" takes place |
Larynx | Often called the "voice box". Contains the vocal chords. |
Xylem | Tube in a plant that transports water up from the roots to the rest of the parts of the plant |
Phloem | Tubes in a plant that are responsible for carrying food from the leaves to the rest of the plant |