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Unit 5-Transport

Transport Vocabulary

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Absorption the process where materials are brought into cells
Circulation the process where materials travel around an organism
concentration gradient when the amount of materials is different on one side of a cell membrane than the other
Passive transport materials move with the concentration gradient across the cell membrane using no energy
active transport materials move against the concentration gradient using cellular energy
diffusion small materials move with the concentration gradient across the cell memebrane
Osmosis water moves with the concentration gradient across the cell membrane
Blood a liquid tissue which transports nutrients and wastes through the body
Plasma a straw colored fluid, it is the liquid portion of blood
Lymphocytes another term for white blood cells
Hemoglobin an iron containing pigment which carries oxygen in your blood
Platelets small pieces of red blood cells which help blood to clot
Valve prevents blood from flowing backwards in your heart and veins
Arteries largest of the blood vessels, they carry blood away from the heart
Veins vessels that carry blood to the heart
Capillaries smallest of the vessels, they carry blood to all your cells
Stroke a blood clot to the brain
Arterosclerosis advanced disease caused by buildup of fatty deposits on the artery walls
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