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Circulation
Terms associated with transport and circulation in humans
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Biology
10th Grade
01/16/2009

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movement of water across a membrane from high concentration to low concentration

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osmosis
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movement of molecules other than water from high concentration to low concentration
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diffusion
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This type of blood vessel is the smallest type of blood vessel and connects other blood vessels together
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capillaries
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these types of blood vessels always lead TO the heart
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vein
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these blood vessels have thick walls because they contain blood under high pressure;  travel AWAY from heart

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arteries
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