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Unit 6:8 Circulatory

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Blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart   Veins  
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Valve between the left ventricle and the aorta   Aortic valve  
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Muscular middle layer of the heart   Myocardium  
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Double-layered membrane on the outside of the heart   Pericardium  
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Blood cell required for the clotting process   Thrombocyte  
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Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart   Artery  
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Muscular wall that seperates the heart into a right and left side   Septum  
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Complex prtoein on red blood cells   Hemoglobin  
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Lower chamber of the heart   Ventricle  
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Smooth layer of cells lining the inside of the heart   Endocardium  
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Valve between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery   Pulomnary valve  
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Upper chamber of the heart   Atrium  
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Blood cell that carries oxygen and carbon dioxide   Erythrocyte  
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Brief period of rest in the heart   Diastole  
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Fluid portion of blood   Plasma  
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Blood vessel that connects arterioles with venules   Capillary  
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Valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle   Mitral valve  
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Blood cell that helps fight infection   Leukocyte  
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Period of ventricular contraction in the heart   Systole  
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Tissue that flows through the circulatory system   Blood  
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Largest artery in the body   Aorta  
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Twop largest veins in the body   Superior and inferior vena cava  
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Vessels that allow oxygen and nutrients to pass through to cells   Capillaries  
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Smallest branches of arteries   Arterioles  
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Smallest branch of veins   Venules  
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What gives blood its characteristic red color?   Hemoglobin  
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What is Hemoglobin? What is its function?   Hemoglobin is a complex protein: To carry oxygen adn carbon dioxide  
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Phagocytize bacteria   Neutrophils  
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Provide immunity for the body by developing antibodies   Lymphocytes  
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Defend the body from allergic reaction   Eosinophils  
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Produce histamine and heparin   Basiophils  
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Saclike formation in the wall of the artery   Aneurosym  
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Inadequate number of red blood cells, hemoglobin, or both   Anemia  
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Dilated swollen veins   Varicose veins  
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A fatty deposit on the walls of arteries   Atheroscierosis  
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Disease characterized by failure of the blood to clot   Hemophilia  
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High blood pressure   Hypertension  
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Inflammation of the veins with formation of the blood to clot   Phlebitis  
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Foreign susbstance circulating in the blood stream   Embolus  
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Malignant disease with large numbers of immature white blood cells   Leukemia  
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