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7 Sci Circulation
7th Grade Science Circulation Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ATRIA | TWO UPPER CHAMBERS OF THE HEART. |
| VENTRICLES | TWO LOWER CHAMBERS OF THE HEART. |
| PULMONARY CIRCULATION | FLOW OF BLOOD THROUGH THE HEART, TO THE LUNGS, AND BACK TO THE HEART. |
| SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION | FLOW OF BLOOD TO ALL OF YOUR ORGANS AND BODY TISSUES EXCEPT THE HEART AND LUNGS. |
| CORONARY CIRCULATION | FLOW OF BLOOD TO THE TISSUES OF THE HEART. |
| ARTERY | BLOOD VESSEL THAT MOVES BLOOD AWAY FROM THE HEART. |
| ATHEROSCLEROSIS | CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITION RESULTING FROM FATTY DEPOSITS ON ARTERIAL WALLS, WHICH CAN CLOG BLOOD VESSELS. |
| BLOOD PRESSURE | FORCE EXERTED ON VESSEL WALLS BY BLOOD WHEN THE HEART PUMPS IT THROUGH THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM. |
| CAPILLARY | MICROSCOPIC BLOOD VESSEL THAT CONNECTS ARTERIES AND VEINS. MATERIALS DIFFUSE THROUGH THE WALLS. |
| VEIN | BLOOD VESSEL THAT MOVES BLOOD TO THE HEART. |
| HYPERTENSION | CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, ALSO CALLED HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, THAT CAN BE CAUSED BY ATHEROSCLEROSIS. |
| PLASMA | LIQUID PART OF BLOOD, CONSISTING MOSTLY OF WATER PLUS DISSOLVED NUTRIENTS, MINERALS, AND OXYGEN. |
| PLATELET | IRREGULARLY SHAPED CELL FRAGMENT THAT CIRCULATES WITH RED AND WHITE BLOOD CELLS AND HELPS TO CLOT BLOOD. |
| HEMOGLOBIN | CHEMICAL PROTEIN IN RED BLOOD CELLS THAT CAN CARRY OXYGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE. |
| LYMPH | TISSUE FLUID, CONSISTING MOSTLY OF WATER, NUTRIENTS AND PROTEIN, THAT HAS MOVED FROM AROUND CELLS AND INTO LYMPH VESSELS. |
| LYMPHATIC SYSTEM | COLLECTS FLUID FROM BODY SPACES AND RETURNS IT TO THE BLOOD THROUGH LYMPH CAPILLARIES AND LYMPH VESSELS. PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN PROTECTING AGAINST INFECTION. |
| LYMPHOCYTE | TYPE OF WHITE BLOOD CELL PRODUCED BY THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM THAT FIGHTS INFECTIONS AND FOREIGN MATERIALS THAT ENTER THE BODY. |
| LYMPH NODE | BEAN-SHAPED STRUCTURES FOUND THROUGHOUT THE BODY THAT FILTER OUT MICROORGANISMS AND FOREIGN MATERIALS ENGULFED BY LYMPHOCYTES. |