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Coach Gibbs
16.2 and 16.3 Vocab
Question | Answer |
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Plasma | The liquid part of the blood |
red blood cell | take up oxygen in the lungs and deliver it to the cells elsewhere in the body. |
hemoglobin | an iron containing protein that binds chemically to oxygen molecules |
White blood cells | the bodies diease fighters |
platelet | cell fragments that play an important part in forming blood clots |
lymphatic system | a network of vein like vessels that returns the fluid to the blood stream |
lymph | fluid inside the lymphic system |
lymphnodes | filter lymph, trapping bacteria and other diease causing micro organisms in the fluid. |
Atherosclerosis | condition in which an artery wall thickens as a result of the build up of fatty materials |
heart attack | when the blood flow is blocked to the heart muscle |
hypertension | High Blood Pressure |