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| The circulatory system is the communication super highway for the chemical messengers called |
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| The driving force of circulatory system is |
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| is the straw colored salty liquid that allows the blood to flow. |
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| hemoglobin which carries oxygen to the cells for cellular respiration. A mature red blood cell has no nucleus. |
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| contains iron the combination of iron and oxygen in the hemoglobin is what makes the red blood cells red. This is what we see when we see blood in contact with oxygen. |
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| white blood cells divided into 2 groups |
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| There are 6 different types of white blood cells divided into two groups: granulocytes and agranulocytes. |
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| most common white blood cells. They are the first responders. They respond to invading bacteria and fungi |
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| the least common white blood cells. They release the histamine that causes inflamation, like hives. |
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| fight parasites and are indicators of allergic reactions. |
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| are the waste removal system. |
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| are monocytes that have left the circulatory system to destroy invaders among the cells. |
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| begin the complex process of clotting. |
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| trap the blood cells and form a clot that prevents further bleeding. |
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| have thick muscular walls and carry blood away from the heart. When you feel your pulse you are feeling an artery expand and contract as blood is pumped out of the heart. |
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| are not at as muscular as arteries but they have valves (little flaps) that keep the blood moving back toward the heart. When you donate blood or blood is taken for testing it us usually taken from a vein. |
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| are the smallest blood vessels with walls often only one cell thick. Red and white blood cells can only travel through in single file. These smallest vessels serve all of the cells in your body. |
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| Lymph nodes are small knobs of tissue that trap bacteria and viruses that are traveling in the lymph. |
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