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| part of blood that carries oxygen |
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| shape that increases the surface area of red blood cells |
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| missing organelle to make more room in a red blood cell |
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| protein that picks up oxygen at the lungs |
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| chemical formed when oxygen combines with haemoglobin |
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| part of blood involved in defending the body against pathogens |
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| disease causing microorganism |
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| white blood cells that produce antibodies |
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| Y shaped proteins produced by lymphocytes |
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| white blood cells that destroy pathogens by engulfing them |
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| process carried out by cells when they engulf another cell |
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| main vein returning blood from body to right atrium of the heart |
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| chamber in the hear that pumps blood through a valve to the right ventricle |
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| chamber in the hear that pumps blood through a valve to the pulmonary artery |
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| blood vessel taking blood from right ventricle to the lungs |
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| blood vessel carrying blood from the lungs to the left atrium |
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| chamber in the hear that pumps blood through a valve to the left ventricle |
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| chamber in the hear that pumps blood through a valve to the aorta |
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| 4 structures that prevent blood flowing back into the chamber it was pumped out of |
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| main artery taking blood from the left ventricle to the body |
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| blood vessel carrying blood, at high pressure, away from the heart to organs |
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| blood vessel carrying blood, at low pressure, back to the heart from body |
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| tiny blood vessel delivering blood to the tissues |
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| structure in veins that prevents the back flow of blood |
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