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RBMS Circulatory
Circulatory
Question | Answer |
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Cardiovascular System | collection of organs that transport blood to and from the cells |
Blood | A connective tissue made up of platelets, white blood cells, red blood cells and plasms |
Veins | Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart |
Capillaries | smallest blood vessels |
Pulmonary circulation | circulation of blood between heart and lungs |
Systemic circulation | circulation of blood between heart and body |
Hypertension | Hight blood pressure |
Plasma | fluid part of blood |
White blood cells | blood cells that protect the body against disease |
Red blood cells | cells that carry oxygen from lungs to cells and carbon dioxide from cells to lungs |
Platelets | cells fragments that help clot blood |
Blood Pressure | the amount of force exerted by blood on the inside walls of blood vessels |
Atherosclerosis | fatty substances form a deposit of plaque on the inner lining of arterial walls |