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05/07/2012

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Arteries
Definition
blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
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Veins
Definition
blood vessel that carries blood back into the heart
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Capillaries
Definition
microscopic blood vessel, that connects arties and veins.
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Plasma
Definition
liquid part of blood, made mostly of water, in which oxygen, nutrients, and minerals are dissolved
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Hemoglobin
Definition
a red protien responsible for transporting oxygen in the blood
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atriums
Definition
two upper chambers of the heart
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ventricles
Definition
two lower chambers of the heart
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coronary circulation
Definition
flow of blood to and from the tissues of the heart.
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pulmonary circulation
Definition
flow of blood through the heart to the lungs and back to the heart.
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systemic circulation
Definition
largest part of the circulatory system , in which oxygen-richblood flows to all of the organs and body-tissues , except the heart and lungs. and oxygen poor bloods is returned to the heart.
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