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a function of blood

transporting substances

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other things blood does

helps with clotting

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red bone marrow

where hematopoiesis happens

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hematopoiesis

making new blood cells

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characteristics of red blood cells

contain hemoglobin

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anemia

when the blood cannot carry as much oxygen as it is supposed to

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hemolytic disease of the newborn

complications in the Rh positive baby born to an Rh negative mother

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neutrophils

the type of white blood cell that specializes in killing bacteria

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platelets

the part of the formed elements that help the blood to clot properly

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hemoglobin

the part of a red blood cell that carries respiratory gases

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papillary muscles

these keep the AV valves in position so they will not allow blood to flow backwards in the heart

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SA node

the part of the heart's electrical conduction system that sets the pace for a normal heart rate

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AV bundle

an electrical signal would pass from the AV node to the _____________

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P wave

this part of an EKG/ECG shows the depolarization of the atria

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atrioventricular

the first heart sound ("lub") is due to the closing of the ___________ valves

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interventricular septum

the thick muscular wall that separates the right and left ventricles is the ____________

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arterioles

blood leaving the heart flows from the arteries into _________________ then into capillaries to drop off oxygen to cells

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venules

blood returning to the heart from the body flows first into small veins called ____________

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systolic

the top number in a blood pressure measurement

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lungs

blood flows from the right ventricle to the ________

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body

blood leaves the left ventricle to go to the _______

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through the pulmonary valve on its way to the pulmonary arteries

blood leaving the right ventricle will travel

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through the aortic valve on its way to the aorta

blood leaving the left ventricle will travel

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through the tricuspid valve on its way to the right ventricle

blood leaving the right atrium will travel

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through the bicuspid valve on its way to the left ventricle

blood leaving the left atrium will travel

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type O

the "universal donor" blood type

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type AB

the "universal recipient" blood type

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A or O

blood type(s) _____ can donate to people with type A blood

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B or O

blood type(s) _____ can donate to people with type B blood

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A

B or O

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eupnea

normal breathing

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dyspnea

difficulty breathing

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functions of the nose

filtering

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nares

opening to the nose

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epiglottis

the flap that covers the trachea so food does not enter the windpipe

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alveoli

the actual location of gas exchange

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asthma

disease in which the airways get narrow and make it harder to breathe

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bronchi

air flows from the trachea into the ________

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larynx

after the pharynx

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nose

from the ___________

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increases

when the volume of the lungs decreases

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decreases

when the volume of the lungs increases

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