Respiratory & Circulation
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jaguarjulie on May 30, 2011
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Week of May 23-26th
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 veins | thin-walled blood vessels that return blood to the heart. |
| blood | the liquid that is pumped through the body by the heart. |
| arteries | elastic tubes that transport blood away from the heart to other body parts. |
| heart | the hollow, muscular organ which circulates blood by contracting and dilating. |
| lungs | a pair of air-breathing organs located in the chest. |
| ventricles | the two lower chambers of the heart. |
| atriums | the two upper chambers of the heart. |
| pulse | rhythmic sensations you can feel that are made by the pumping action of the heart. |
| oxygen | colorless, tasteless, odorless gas taken in by th elungs and essential to life. |
| blood clot | a mesh of fibrin, platelets, and blood cells that form when a blood vessel is damaged (cut). |
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