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| a collection of organs that transport blood to and fro your bodys cells; the organs in this system include the heart, the arteries, and the veins. |
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| a connective tissue made up of platelets, white blood cells,red blood cells and plasma |
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| blood vessels that direct blood away from the heart |
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| the smallest blood vessels in your body |
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| blood vessels that direct blood back to the heart |
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| The circulation of blood between your heart and lungs |
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| the circulation of blood between the heart and the rest of the body |
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| The force exerted by blood on the inside of the walls of a blood vessel |
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| collects the excess fluid and returns it to your blood |
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| Fluid and particles absorbed into lymph capillaries |
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| small bean-shaped organs, where particles, such as pathogens or dead cells are removed from the lymph. |
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| Filters blood and releases WBCs |
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| small masses of soft tissue located at the back of the nasal cavity, on the inside of the throat, and at the back of the tounge |
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| The entire process by which a body obtains and uses oxygen and gets rid of Carbon Dioxide and water. |
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| Consists of the Lungs, throat, and passgae ways that lead up to the lungs. |
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| Voice box, contains the vocal cords |
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| The windpipe, a passage way for air traveling from the larynx to the lungs. |
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| the two tubes that conect the lungs with the trachea. |
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| tiny sacs that form the bronchiole branches of the lungs |
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