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Circulatory Flashcards

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Artery

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Thick-walled muscular vessels that carry blood away from heart

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Heart

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4 chambered organ that pumps blood throughout body

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Vein

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Large vessels with thin walls that carry blood to heart

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Capillary

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Smallest blood vessels with one-cell thick walls. Minerals and waste are exchanged between blood and body cells

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Blood

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Connective tissue that contains plasma, red and white blood cells, and platelets.

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Function

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Moves blood throughout body, transports oxygen, nutrients, and waste. Fights infection and regulates body temp.

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