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Chapter 19 Flashcards

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Heart

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The muscular organ in the chest cavity that pumps the blood

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Atrium

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Either of the two upper chambers of the heart that receive blood from the veins and pump it into the ventricles

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Ventricle

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Either of the two lower, muscular chambers of the heart that pump blood into the arteries

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Aorta

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The main artery of the body; exits the left ventricle

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Artery

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A thick, muscular blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart

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Capillary

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A microscopic blood vessel that connects arteries to veins

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Vein

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A thick-walled blood vessel with valves that carries blood back to the heart

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Superior Vena Cava

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The major vein from the upper part of the body that enters the right atrium

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Inferior Vena Cava

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The major vein from the lower part of the body that enters the right atrium

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Septum

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The wall of cardiac muscle that separates the left and right sides of the heart

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Systemic Circulation

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The path of blood vessels from the heart to the systems of the body and back

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Pulmonary Artery

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Either of the two arteries that carry oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs

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Pulmonary Veins

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Any of the veins that carry oxygen-rich blood back to the heart from the lungs

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Pulmonary Circulation

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The path of blood vessels from the heart to the lungs and back

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Plasma

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The liquid part of the blood

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Red Blood Cell

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A disc-shaped cell in the blood which contains hemoglobin for carrying oxygen

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Hemoglobin

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An iron-containing protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen

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White Blood Cell

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An amoeboid cell in the blood that engulfs and destroys pathogens

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Platelet

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A colorless cell fragment in the blood that begins the clotting process

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Fibrinogen

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A protein in the blood that forms fibers to help platelets form a clot

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