| A | B |
|---|
| Peristalsis | The movement of digestive organs that pushes food through the digestive tract |
| Chyme | Partly digested liquid food in the digestive tract. |
| Gallbladder | The digestive organ that stores bile. |
| Bile | A substance made in the liver that breaks down fats. |
| Villi | Tiny fingerlike sturctures in the small intestine through which food molecules enter the blood. |
| Feces | Solid waste material remaining in the large intestine after digestion. |
| Rectum | Lower part of the large intestine where feces are stored. |
| Cardiac | Relating to the heart. |
| Aorta | A large vesel through which the left ventricle sends blood to the body. |
| Artery | A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart. |
| Capillary | A blood vessel with a wall one cell thick through which oxygen and food molecules pass to body cells. |
| Vein | A blood vessel that carries blood to the heart. |
| Blood pressure | The force of blood aginst the walls of blood vessels |
| Plasma | The liquid part of blood. |
| Antibody | A protein in plasma that fights disease. |
| Hemoglobin | A substance i re blood cells that carries oxygen. |
| Platelet | A tiny piece of cell that helps form clots. |
