Living Systems - Investigation 3
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| Alveoli | Spherical air sacs where gases pass into and from the blood
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| Artery | A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
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| Capillary | The smallest blood vessel. Gases, nutrients, and wastes are exchanged between capillaries and cells.
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| Circulatory System | The system of blood vessels and organs that transports blood to all cells in the body
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| Classify | To identify and organize according to similar properties or other criteria
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| Diaphragm | A large, flat, arched muscle that draws air in as well as pushes air out of the lungs.
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| Heart | A muscular organ that pumps blood.
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| Heart Valve | A regulator that moves blood in one direction, ensuring that it does not pump the wrong way in the system.
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| Leaf Vein | The branching network of tiny raised lines on the underside of a leaf.
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| Left Ventricle | The lower chamber on the left side of the heart.
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| Lung | The organ in animals where gases, such as oxygen and carbon dioxide, pass between the atmosphere and the blood.
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| Palmate | Describing a leaf in which several veins start at one point near the base. The veins look like fingers of a hand.
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| Parallel | Describing a leaf in which the veins are straight lines all running in the same direction.
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| Phloem | The long cells which nutrients, such as sugars, are distributed in a plant
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| Pinnate | Describing a leaf that has one main vein with smaller veins branching off sideways from it
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| Respiratory System | The system of lungs and connecting tubes that transports oxygen to the red blood cells and gets rid of carbon dioxide.
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| Right Ventricle | The lower chamber on the right side of the heart
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| Sap | A sugar-rich liquid transported by phloem
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| Transpiration | The process in which water is removed from the cells and passes into the enviornment
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| Vascular Bundle | The group of xylem tubes and phloem tubes in a vascular plant
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| Vascular System | Keeps fluids moving throughout the entire system, maintaining a moist (aquatic) environment for all cells
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| Vein | The blood vessel that carries blood from the body to the heart
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| Vital Capacity | The maximum volume of air a person can take into their lungs then expel
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| Xylem | The hollow cells of a plant that transport water and minerals to plant cells
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