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Arteries | Blood vessels that carry out blood from the heart |
Capillaries | Small vessels that carry blood between arterioles and small vessels called venules |
Hemoglobin | The oxygen-carrying protein in blood |
Lymph | The clear fluid that fills the spaces around body cells |
Lymphocytes | Specialized white blood cells that provide the body with immunity |
Plasma | The fluid in which other parts of the blood are suspended |
Plateltes | Cells that prevent the body's loss of blood |
Veins | Blood vessels that return blood to the heart |
Anemia | A condition in which the ability of the blood to carry oxygen is reduced |
Blood Pressure | A measure of the amount of force that the blood places on the walls of blood vessels, particularly large arteries, as it is pumped through the body |
Congenital | A condition that is present at birth |
Hodgkin's Disease | A type of cancer that affects the lymph tissue |
Leukemia | A form of cancer in which any one of the different types of white blood cells is produced excessively and abnormally |
Bronchi | The airwasy that conncect the trachea and the lungs |
Diaphragm | Teh muscle that separates the chest plate from the abdomial cavity |
Larynx | Voice box |
Pharynx | Throat |
Respiration | The exchange of gases between the body and the enviorment |
Trachea | Widepipe |
Asthma | an inflammatory condition in which the trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles become narrowed, causing difficulty in breathing |
Bronchitis | An inflammation of the bronchi caused by infection or expousure to irritants such as tobacco, smoke, or air polution |
Emphysema | a disease that progressively destroys the walls of the alveoli |
Pleurisy | An inflammation of the lining of the lungs and chest cavity |
Pneumonia | An inflammation of the lungs commonly caused by a bacterial or iral infection |
Sinusitis | Inflammation of the tissures that line the sinuses |
Tuberculousis | A contagious bacterial infection that usually affects the lungs |