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Biology 35.1

The Cardiovascular system

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a collection of organs that transport blood throughout the body; the organs in this system include the heart, the arteries, and the veins cardiovascular system
a collection of organs whose primary function is to collect extracellular fluid and return it to the blood; the organs in this system include the lymph nodes and the lymphatic vessels lymphatic system
a fragment of a cell that is needed to form blood clots platelet
a chamber that receives blood that is returning to the heart atrium
one of the two large muscular chambers that pump blood out of the heart ventricle
the rhythmic pressure of the blood against the walls of a vessel, particularly an artery pulse
a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart to the body's organs artery
a tiny blood vessel that allows an exchange between blood and cells in tissue capillary
in biology, the liquid component of blood plasma
a disc-shaped cell that has no nucleus, that contains hemoglobin, and that transports oxygen in the circulatory system red blood cell
a type of cell in the blood that destroys bacteria, viruses, and toxic proteins and helps the body develop immunities white blood cell
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