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These muscles control breathing and digestion. a. smooth b. cardiac c. skeletal |
smooth |
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These muscles never tire. a. smooth b. cardiac c. skeletal |
cardiac |
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these muscles move bones. a. smooth b. cardiac c. skeletal |
skeletal |
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these muscles are found only in the heart a. smooth b. cardiac c. skeletal |
cardiac |
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these muscles control voluntary movements. a. smooth b. cardiac c. skeletal |
skeletal |
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these muscles react slowly and tire slowly. a. smooth b. cardiac c. skeletal |
smooth |
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these muscles react quickly and tire quickly. a. smooth b. cardiac c. skeletal |
skeletal |
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these muscles are striated. a. smooth b. cardiac c. skeletal |
skeletal |
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High blood pressure, or ______ is a common disorder that can be caused by clogged arteries. |
hypertension |
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arteries may be clogged by fatty deposits on their walls, causing the condition know as _______. |
atherosclerosis |
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the blood vessels that move blood away from the heart are called ______. |
arteries |
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the mircoscopic blood vessels that connect arteries and veins are called _____. |
capillaries |
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the blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart are called________. |
veins |
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blood pressure that measures the blood being pumped by the heart into the arteries is your ___ pressure. |
systolic |
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What is blood made of? |
plasma, platelets, red blood cells, white blood cells |
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blood carries___and___ to all cells in the human body. |
oxygen and food |
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Blood carries_______and_____ away from cells in the human body. |
waste and carbon dioxide |
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_______ blood cells fight infections such as bacteria and viruses within the body. |
white |
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the liquid part of the blood that is made mostly of water is called_____. |
plasma |
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the odd-shaped cell fragments that help clot blood are called_______. |
platelets |
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Your body has about 206 of these structures______ |
bones |
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A baby's skeleton is made of mostly this material. |
cartilage |
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these tissues attach bones to muscles. |
tendons |
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these structures are found where bones come close together |
joints |
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these tissues connect bones to bones |
ligaments |
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pressure when the ventricles of the heart contract and push blood into arteries. |
systolic pressure |
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pressure when the ventricles relax and blood in the arteries is not being pushed. |
diastolic pressure |