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Vocabulary

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Atrium   two upper chambers of the heart  
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Ventricles   two lower chambers of the heart  
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Aorta   largest artery of the human body located in the heart  
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Coronary Circulation   the flow of blood to and from the tissues of the heart  
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Systemic Circulation   largest part of the circulatory system, in which oxygen-rich blood flows to all the organs and body tissues, except the heart and lungs, and oxygen-poor blood is returned to the heart  
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Pulmonary Circulation   the flow of blood through the heart to the lungs and back to the heart  
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Artery   blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart  
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Vein   blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart  
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Capillary   microscopic blood vessels that connects arteries and veins  
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Blood Pressure   the force of blood against the walls of the arteries  
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Atherosclerosis   leading cause of heart disease where fatty deposits build up on arterial walls  
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Hypertension   high blood pressure  
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Heart Failure   when the heart cannot pump blood efficiently  
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Plasma   liquid part of the blood  
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Red Blood Cells   supply your body with oxygen-disk shaped and have no nuclei  
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White Blood Cells   fight bacteria, viruses and other invaders in your body  
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Leukemia   disease that produces immature white blood cells  
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Platelets   irregularly shaped cell fragment that helps clot blood  
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Blood Type   4 Types: A, B, AB and O Types A, B, and AB contain antigens Type O contains No antigens Each blood type have specific antibodies in its plasma  
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Anemia   a disease of the red blood cells  
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