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Also called Erythrocytes, carry oxygen from the lungs to the body cells and transport carbon dioxide from the cells to the lungs.
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2
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A process in which leukocytes engulf and digest harmful bacteria.
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3
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The smallest blood vessels, these connect arterioles with the venules.
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4
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Also leukocytes, protect the body against disease by combating infections and toxins that invade the body.
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5
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The thin, innermost layer of the heart.
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A mass of blood trapped in some tissue or cavity of the body and is the result of internal bleeding.
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7
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Immunity present from birth.
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9
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These are microscopic vessels that continue from the capillaries and merge to form veins.
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10
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An inflammation of a vein that can result from injury, surgery or infection.
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11
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The main artery of the body.
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13
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Thinner-walled blood vessels that carry deoxygenated blood and waste-laden blood from capillaries back to the heart.
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14
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This allows the blood to flow from the left atrium into the left ventricle.
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15
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Another name for a stroke, a disturbance in cerebral circulation.
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18
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Blood cells that are able to engulf and digest cellular debris and foreign bodies in the tissues.
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19
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A process in which blood pressure pushes fluids and substances through the capillary wall and into the tissue spaces.
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An antigen that can cause an allergic response in some people.
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22
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Contains microorganisms that are either dead, weakened, or altered forms of a live infectious organism that stimulates an immune response without causing an illness.
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An iron-protein compound in red blood cells capable of carrying oxygen from the lungs to the cells and carbon dioxide from the cells.
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25
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Small blood vessels between the arteries and the capillaries.
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26
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The relaxation and enlargement of the arterial walls.
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28
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The contraction of the arterial walls.
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Straw-colored fluid that is derived from and is very similar to interstitial fluid of the body part from which it flows.
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31
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The protective outer layer of the heart.
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36
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The cardiac muscle.
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37
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A double-layered membrane that encloses the heart.
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38
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Small, intermediate lymph vessels.
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39
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Helps to protect the body and keep it safe from pathogens and diseases.
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40
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Lymphatic capillaries located in the villi of the small intestine.
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The largest lymph vessel that collects lymph from both legs and the left side of the rest of the body.
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