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Lesson 8, Chapter 1 Flashcards

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Cardiovascular System

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The organ system made up of your heart, blood vessels, and blood

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Arteries

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Blood vessels which carry blood away from heart.

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Veins

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Blood vessels that carry blood towards your heart

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Capillaries

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Microscopic blood vessels which allow gases and other substances to travel into and out of your bloodstream

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Ions

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Electrically charged particles

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Leukocytes

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White blood cells

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Platelets

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Extremely small cells which form blood clots

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8
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Oxygen free radicals

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Single oxygen atoms, or unstable molecules which contain atoms of oxygen, that have unpaired electrons

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