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GS Mod 14
Apologia Exploring Creation with General Science Module 14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |