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atrium
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to upper parts of the heart that contract during the same time of a heartbeat
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ventricle
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to lower parts of the heart that contract at the same time during a heartbeat
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coronary circulation
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flow of blood to and from tissue
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pulmonary circulation
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flow of blood through the lungs to the heart and back to the heart
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systemic circulation
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largest part of the circulatory system in which oxygen rich blood flows to all the organs in the body tissues, except the heart and lungs, and oxygen poor blood is return to the heart
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artery
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blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart and has six, elastic walls made of consecutive tissue and smooth muscle tissue
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Vein
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blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart and has a one way the elves that keep blood moving towards the heart.
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capillaries
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arteries and veinsmicroscopic blood vessel that connects arteries veins
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plasma
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Liquid part of blood, mostly made of water, in which oxygen, nutrients, and minerals are dissolved

 

 

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hemoglobin
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chemical in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to body cells and carries some carbon dioxide from body cells doc to the lungs
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platelet
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irregularly shaped cell fragments that helps clot blood and releases chemicals the help forum for bread
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