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CARDIO SYSTEM
TERMS
Term | Definition |
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ARTERIES | BLOOD VESSELS THAT DELIVER BLOOD FROM HEART TO OTHER PARTS OF THE BODY |
CAPILLARY | SMALL BLOOD VESSELS THAT CONNECT ARTERIOLES TO VENULES |
DIASTOLE | PORTION OF THE CARDIAC-CYCLE IN WHICH THE HEART REFILLS WITH BLOOD |
HEART | MUSCLE THAT PUMPS BLOOD THROUGHOUT THE BODY |
HEMOGLOBIN | PROTEIN IN RED BLOOD CELLS THAT CARRIES OXYGEN FROM THE LUNG TO THE REST OF THE BODY |
LEUKOCYCTE | WHITE BLOOD CELLS, WHICH PROTECTS BODY AGAINST DISEASE |
LYMPH | CLEAR FLUID THAT MOVES THROUGHOUT THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM TO FIGHT DISEASE |
LYMPHOCYTE | SUBTYPE OF WHITE BLOOD CELL FOUND IN LYMPH |
PLASMA | PALE YELLOW COMPONENT OF BLOOD THAT CARRIES RED BLOOD PLATELETS THROUGHOUT THE BODY |
SYSTOLE | PORTION OF THE CARDIAC CYCLE IN WHICH THE HEART EXPELS BLOOD |
VEIN | BLOOD VESSELS THAT CARRY BLOOD TO THE HEART |