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cardiovascular
veins
capillaries
blood vessels
circulation
pumped
heartbeat
valve
nutritious
nourishment
heart disease
risk factors
prevention
transfusion
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Taking blood from one person, and putting it into another person.
transfusion
Stopping something before it happens.
prevention
Things that can cause sickness or disease.
risk factors
Illness or sickness of the heart.
heart disease
Food needed for growth and health.
nourishment
Healthy. Full of nutrients. Food that is good for you.
nutritious
Doors in our heart and blood vessels that shut to keep blood from moving in the wrong direction.
valve
The pulsing of a heart.
heartbeat
Pushed out of. Blood is pumped out of the heart and into the blood vessels.
pumped
The movement of blood from the heart, to the blood vessels, and back to the heart again.
circulation
Tubes that carry blood throughout our bodies.
blood vessels
Tiny blood vessels that let our tissues take oxygen from our blood cells.
capillaries
Blood vessels that carry deoxygenated blood back to our heart.
veins
Having to do with the heart and blood vessel system.
cardiovascular
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