how the heart and lungs work vocab Flashcards

1
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to become dry and shrivelled

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to wither

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2
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serving as food

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nutrients

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3
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of the circulation

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circulatory

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4
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cause to diviate

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to divert

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5
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the ability to adjust

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adaptability

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6
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of the muscle

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muscular

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7
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to make less stiff

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to relax
relaxing

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8
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draw together

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to contract
contracting

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9
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small twig of an artery that ends in a capillary

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arteriole

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10
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to become equal

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to even out

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11
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device by wich the flow of a liquid can be controlled

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a tap

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12
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smallest blood vessels

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capillaries

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13
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to be covered with dots

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to be dotted

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14
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minute opening on the surface of the skin

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a pore

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15
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full of veins

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venous

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16
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very small veins

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venules

17
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tubes by which blood is conveyed to the heart

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veins

18
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move rapidly

A

to hurtle on

19
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muscle between thorax and abdomen

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diaphragm

20
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circular vault forming roof

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dome-like
dome

21
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bones of the thorax

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rib cage

22
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catch breath with open mouth

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to gasp out

23
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left as a residue

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residual

24
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to become bigger (balloon)

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to inflate

25
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to become smaller (balloon)

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to deflate

26
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making slippery

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to lubricate