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Anatomy
Circulatory and Skeletal
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Anatomy
8th Grade
12/16/2008

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Term
Appendicular Skeleton
Definition

The upper and lower limbs (arms and legs) and the bony girdles that support them on the body trunk.

Term
Axial Skeleton
Definition
The bones of the skull, rib cage, and vertebral column.
Term
Bones of the arm
Definition

Clavicle

Scapula

Humerus

Ulna

Radius

Term
Bones of the hand
Definition

Carpals

Metacarpals

Phalanges

Term
Bones of the leg
Definition

Tibia

Fibula

Femur

Patella (knee)

Term
Vertebrae
Definition

[7] Cervical (neck)

[12]Thoracic (torso)

[5] Lumbar (waist)

Term
B Cell
Definition
White Blood cell that play a large role in the humoral immune response. Each adult cell remembers a single virus.
Term

Capillary

Definition

In which where the blood cells pass to give oxygen.

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Artery
Definition
The blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood to your body.
Term
Vein
Definition
A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart in the right atrium.
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Venule
Definition
A blood vessel carrying un-oxygen blood back to the heart to be "cleaned".
Term
Spinous Process
Definition
The part of spine that has nerves in the center.
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Arteriole

Definition
A blood vessel that connects the arteries with the capillaries.
Term
Systolic Blood Pressure
Definition
Contraction of left ventricle
Term
Dialostic Blood Pressure
Definition

In which the heart is in a period of rest.

Term
T Cell
Definition
The white blood cell that fights diseases that have antibodies on them
Term

The 3 types of blood cells

Definition
White, Red, Platelet
Term

High Cholestrol

Definition
Cholestrol is a fat sticky substance. It is taken through the blood stream and is used to make hormones and substances inyour body. High cholestrol will have cholesterol stick to the walls of the arteries and clog them, requiring serious surgery.
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Nitin
Definition
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