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body systems 2.3
science 8 body systems (digestive, immune, integumentary, skeletal)
Question | Answer |
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alveoli | tiny air sacs at the end of bronchioles where gas exchange takes place. (singular-alveolus) |
arteries | blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart. |
blood | transports substances. consists of plasma, red blood cells and white blood cells. |
capillaries | the networks of tiny blood vessels that connect arteries to venules. |
circulatory system | moves blood throughout the body includes the heart, blood vessels, and blood itself. |
gas exchange | a process in the lungs in which carbon dioxide passes into the capillaries. |
respiratory system | supplies blood with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide from the blood. |
veins | blood vessels that carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart. |