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3000 calories
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Per pound of body weight
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Anemia
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Disease in blood due to lack of hemoglobin
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Antibodies
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Attack antigens in blood
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Antigens
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Protein substances in blood
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Aorta
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A large vessel branching off the 1st ventricle distibuting blood to the body
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Arteriosclerosis
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Thickening of artery walls
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Atherosclerosis
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Accumulation of lipids in arteries
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Atria
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Part of the heart, receives blood, has right and left parts
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Atrialventricular node
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Gets impulse from atrium, sends impulse to ventricles through bundles of HIS causing ventricle to contract
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Blood protein types and info
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Serum albumin (60% of plasma protein), serum globulin (36% of p.p.), fibrinogen (4% of p.p.)
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Calorie
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Amt. of heat required to raise 1g of water 1 degree C / measurement of E. found in food
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Capillaries
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Connect veins and arteries
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Carbohydrate info
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Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in all carbs; provide E; make up to 40-50% of diet; mono, poly, and disaccarhides
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Cardiac muscle
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What composes the heart
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Cardiac sphincter
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Opening from the esophagus, muscle that controls the passage of food
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