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| the two upper chambers of the heart |
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| the two lower chambers of the heart |
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pulmonary circulation
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| the flow of blood through the heart, to the lungs, and back to the heart |
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| the most extensive part of the circulatory system in which blood moves to and from all body organs and tissues except the heart and lungs |
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| the flow of blood to the tissues of the heart |
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| a blood vessel with a thick elastic wall made of smooth muscle that moves blood away from the heart |
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| a blood vessel that moves blood to the heart and has valves to prevent backward movement of the blood |
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| a microscopic blood vessel that connects arteries and veins |
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| the force exerted on vessel walls by blood when the heart pumps it through the cardiovascular system |
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| a cardiovascular condition resulting from fatty deposits on arterial walls, which can clog blood vessels and interfere with blood flow |
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| the cardiovascular disorder, also called high blood pressure, that can be cause by atherosclerosis |
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| the liquid part of blood, consisting mostly of water plus dissolved nutrients, minerals, and oxygen |
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| the chemical in red blood cells that can carry oxygen and carbon dioxide |
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| an irregularly shaped cell fragment that circulates with red and white blood cells and helps to clot blood |
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| collects fluid from body tissue spaces and returns it to the blood through lymph capillaries and lymph vessels |
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| the tissue fluid that has moved from around cells and into lymph vessels |
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| the type of white blood cell produced by the lymphatic system that fights infections and foreign materials that enter the body |
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| bean-shaped structures found throughout the body that filter out microorganisms and foreign materials engulfed by lymphocytes |
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