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| what is the liquid part of blood? | plasma |
| another name for red blood cells | erythrocytes |
| what is the iron-rich substance found in your body? | hemoglobin |
| what is the bodies cheif defense against disease | white blood cells |
| what distributes blood to capillaries? | arteries |
| blood supplies oxygen and what? | food |
| what doesn't mature red blood cells contain that white blood cells do? | nucleus |
| what is the biggest blood vessel in the body? | aorta |
| what valve is located in the right atrium? | tricuspid |
| what type of system does blood circulation take place? | closed |
| what is a muscular pump that circulates blood throughout the body? | heart |
| what are the two upper chambers called? | atria |
| what muscular wall seperates the right and the left side of the heart? | septum |
| blood with no oxygen is called? | deoxygenated |
| how many chambers are located within the heart | four |
| what is the clumping together of red blood cells called? | agglutination |
| there are for common types of what? | blood |
| what substance is in plasma that causes agglutination? | antibody |
| what substances in red blood cells with which the antibody reacts with? | antigen |
| when one person gives blood to another person is known as a blood what? | transfusion |
| another name for white blood cells | luekocytes |
| how many layers form arteries? | three |
| what threads of protein are formed through a complex series of chemical reactions? | fibrin |
| what veins carry blood from the head to the heart? | jugular |
| the pulmonary circulation is the route from the heart the what and back again? | lungs |
