Circulatory System Vocabulary

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Vessels in circulatory system that carry oxygenated blood AWAY from the heart toward body cells

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arteries

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Organ in the circulatory system that pumps blood throughout the body

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heart

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Liquid part of blood that supports the other parts

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plasma

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Cell carried in the blood that helps fight infections

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white blood cells

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Smallest blood vessels where nutrients and gas are exchanged between the blood and body cells

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capillaries

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Vessels in circulatory system that carry deoxygenated blood TOWARD the heart

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veins

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Cell found in blood that delivers oxygen to body cells

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red blood cells

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Part of blood that helps blood to clot where there is an injury

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platelets

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Organ system that transports needed substances throughout the body and carries away wastes

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circulatory system

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Tissue made up of cells and pieces of cells carried in a liquid; transported throughout the body by the circulatory system

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blood