Here is my Heart
The chamber of the heart receiving deoxygenated blood from the superior vena cava
Right Atrium
The fluid blood cells are suspended in and it is this color
Plasma and Yellow
This blood cell helps to fight of infection or foreign invaders in the body
White Blood Cell
What is the general function of the circulatory system
To carry nutrients and other molecules throughout the body via blood and blood vessels
A vessel that carries blood away from the heart
Artery
How many chambers are in the heart
Four
The force of blood against the walls of the blood vessels
Blood pressure
What are the four main components of blood?
The four main components of blood are red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and plasma.
What Vessel carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs
Pulmonary Arteries
Connects arteries to veins and are responsible for exchanging gases within the body.
Capillaries
What chamber pumps oxygenated blood to the organs of the body
This tiny cells help the blood clot when someone is cut or injured
Molecule carrying oxygen on red blood cells
Hemoglobin
If blood is returning to the heart from the legs what vessel would it come through
A vessel that carries blood towards the heart
Vein
Largest artery in the body
Aorta
What is the role of hemoglobin in the blood?
Hemoglobin is a protein in red blood cells that binds to oxygen in the lungs and carries it to tissues throughout the body.
Condition where red blood cells are sickle shaped and it makes the carrying of oxygen molecules more difficult
Sickle Cell anemia
Which chamber of the heart is has the thickest walls and why
Left ventricle and has to pump blood to the whole body so needs a lot of pressure
What is the difference between arteries and veins?
Arteries carry oxygenated blood away from the heart, while veins carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart.