Ch 3 Lesson 4 Flashcards
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Heart
A
Muscular origin that pumps blood throughout your body.
1
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Circulatory system
A
Transport system made up of the heart, blood blood vessels, and blood.
2
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Artery
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Thick-walled blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
3
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Vein
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Blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart.
4
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Capillary
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Smallest blood vessel that has thin walls.
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Aorta
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Large artery that brings blood to the rest of the body.
6
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Pericardium
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Protective sac of tissue that surrounds the heart.
7
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Artrium
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Upper chamber of the heart.
8
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Ventrical
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Lower chamber of the heart.
9
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Valves
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Connect the upper and lower chamber of the heart.
10
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Red blood cells
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Transport carbon dioxide.
11
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White blood cells
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Fight off any germs that enter the body.
12
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Platelets
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Small cell fragment that helps your body fix it’s self after it gets hurt.
