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Chapter 34 :)
Vocabularies!!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| are oxygen-rich blood, or oxygenated blood, is carried away from the heart in large blood vessels | arteries |
| are microscopic blood vessels where the exchange of important substances and wastes occurs. | capillaries |
| carry oxygen-poor blood, or deoxygenated blood, to the heart. | veins |
| prevents blood from going backward. | valves |
| is a group cells found at the right atrium. | pace maker |
| is the clear, yellowish portion of blood. | plasma |
| carry oxygen to all of the body's cells. | red blood cells |
| are cell fragments that play an important part in forming blood clots. | platelets |
| is the body's disease fighters. | white blood cells |
| physicians refer to the condition of blocked arteries as... | atherosclerosis |
| is the mechanical movement of air and out of the lungs. | breathing |
| is the exchange of gases between the atmosphere and the blood, which occurs in the lungs. | external respiration |
| is the exchange of gases between the blood and the body's cells. | internal respiration |
| is the epiglottis allows air to pass from the larynx to a long tube in the chest cavity. | trachea |
| leads to the lungs. | bronchi |
| are the largest organs in the respiratory system, and gas exchange takes place in the lungs | mungs |
| are each of these small tubes continues to branch into even smaller passageways. | alveolus |
| are bean-shaped organs that filter out wastes, water, and salts from the blood. | kidneys |
| are pushed through the capillary walls into the Bowman's capsule. | urea |
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