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Unit 1c Bio Vocab

Circulatory System & Digestive System

TermDefinition
Arteries blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
Veins blood vessels that carry blood to the heart
Capillaries tiny blood vessels that allow materials to move from cells to blood and from blood to cells
Blood vessels part of the circulatory system that holds the blood
Heart part of the circulatory system that pumps the blood
Blood part of the circulatory system made up of red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and plasma
Red blood cells carry oxygen
White Blood Cells fight infection
Platelets help with blood clotting/stopping bleeding
Plasma the liquid part of the blood that contains dissolved substances
Functions of the circulatory system Transport oxygen to cells, remove waste from cells, transport hormones, repair damaged tissue, fight infections
Functions of the digestive system ingestion, digestion, absorption, elmination
Ingestion taking in food
Digestion breaking down food
absorption nutrients moving from the small intestine into the blood
elimination getting rid of the waste from our food
Mechanical digestion digestion using motion; chewing, biting, stomach churning
Chemical Digestion digestion using acids and enzymes
Mouth where chemical and mechanical digestion begins
Esophagus pathway from mouth to stomach
Stomach organ that leads to the small intenstine; where acids and enzymes break down food
Small intestine finishes digestion and absorbs nutrients into the bloodstream
Large intestine absorbs water into the bloodstream
Rectum holds stoll until it is eliminated
Anus the opening where stool is eliminated
Liver makes bile
Gallbladder stores bile
Pancreas makes enzymes and releases them into digestive organs
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