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Human Body Week 7
| 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 |