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cardiovascular is made up of the heart, blood vessels, and blood
heart pumps blood tot he body through blood vessels
atrium receives blood that comes into the heart
ventricle pumps blood out of the heart
pacemaker a group cells in the right atrium, sends out signals that make the heart muscle heart
valve is a flap of tissue that prevents blood from flowing backwards
artery carry blood away from the heart
aorta the largest artery in the body
capillary tiny blood vessels
vein carry blood back to the heart
coronary artery carry blood to the heart itself
diffusion molecules move from an area higher concentration to a area of lower concentration
blood pressure force agiants the walls of blood vessels
plasma is the liquid part of the blood
red blood cell take up oxygen in the lungs and deliver it to cells throughout the body
hemoglobin a protein that contains iron and binds chemically to oxygen molecules
white blood cell are the body disease fighters
platelet are cells fragments that help form blood clots
lymphatic system your body's drainage system
lymph a fluid inside the lymphatic system
lymph mode filter lymph trapping bacteria and other disease- causing microorganism
atherosclerosis is a condition in which an artery wall thickens as result of the build up of fatty products
heart attack occurs when blood flow to part of the heart muscle is blocked
hypertension is a disease in which blood pressure is consistantly higher than mormal
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