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Week 7 Circulatory
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Circulatory System | The system that transports blood and other fluids throughout the body |
| Heart | The muscular organ of an animal that pumps blood throughout the body |
| Ventricle | A chamber in an organism’s heart that pumps blood out to the body |
| Artery | A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart |
| Vein | Blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart |
| White Blood Cells | A blood cell that helps fight germs and diseases |
| Red Blood Cells | A blood cell that carries oxygen to other cells in the body |
| Plasma | The liquid part of blood |
| Platelets | A part of a cell that is found in blood that helps blood to clot on a wound |
| Circulate | To move around |