A microscopic blood vessel that penetrates the tissues and consists of a single layer of endothelial cells that allows exchange between the blood and interstitial fluid.
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The simple squamous layer of cells lining the lumen of blood vessels.
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Carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body and back to the heart.
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cells that conduct an electrical impulse very rapidly down throught the septum of the heart
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One of a pair of breathing tubes that branch from the trachea into the lungs.
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The alternating contractions and relaxations of the heart.
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an instrument that can be used to measure the volume of air moved in and out during breathing
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Has a cilia to waft mucus and microbes out of the trachea.
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Vascular plant tissue consisting mainly of tubular dead cells that conduct most of the water and minerals upward from the roots to the rest of the plant.
