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Circulatory
Term | Definition |
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circulatory system | The system that transports blood and other fluids throughout the body |
heart | the muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body |
ventricle | a chamber in an organism’s heart that pumps blood out to the body |
artery | a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart |
vein | blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart |
white blood cells | a blood cell that helps fight germs and diseases |
red blood cells | a blood cell that carries oxygen to other cells in the body |
plasma | the liquid part of blood |
platelets | a part of a cell that is found in blood that helps blood to clot on a wound |
circulate | to move around |