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| two upper chambers of the heart |
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| the right upper chamber of the heart. It receives oxygen-poor blood from the body through the inferior vena cava and the superior vena cava |
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| vessel that carries blood away from the heart |
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| condition in which fat and cholesterol are depositied on the arterial walls |
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| microscopic blood vessel that connects arteries and veins |
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| chemical that carries oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood |
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| ABO identification system |
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| method of chemically identifying blood types |
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| flow of blood from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart |
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| flow of blood from the heart to other organs and tissues of the body except the heart and lungs |
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| lower chamber of the heart |
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| flow of blood to the tissues of the heart |
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| blood vessel that moves blood to the heart and has valves to prevent backward movement of the blood |
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| force exerted on vessel walls by blood when the heart pumps it through the cardiovascular system; normally 120 over 80 for a young adult |
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| cardiovascular disorder, also called high blood pressure, that can be caused by atherosclerosis |
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| liquid part of blood, consisting mostly of water plus dissolved nutrients, minerals, and oxygen; makes up more than half the volume of blood |
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| irregularly shaped cell fragment that circulates with red and white blood cells and helps to clot blood |
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| the biggest and longest artery in the body. It carries oxygen-rich blood from the left ventricle of the heart to the body |
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| a large vein that carries oxygen-poor blood to the right atrium from the lower half of the body |
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| the left lower chamber of the heart. It pumps the blood through into the aorta. |
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| the valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle. |
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| the blood vessel that carries oxygen-poor blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs. |
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| the blood vessel that carries oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart |
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| the right lower chamber of the heart. It pumps the blood into the pulmonary artery |
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| the muscular wall that separates the left and right sides of the heart |
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| a large vein that carries oxygen-poor blood to the right atrium from the upper parts of the body |
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| the flaps between the right atrium and the right ventricle. It is composed of three leaf-like parts and prevents the back-flow of blood from the ventricle to the atrium |
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| a disorder in which there are too few red blood cells or there is too little hemoglobin in the red blood cells |
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| a disease in which one or more types of white blood cells are produced in increased numbers |
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