The Heart
The heart is about the size of what?
Your fist
Carry blood to and from the heart there a three tyes.
Blood vessels
This blood cell defends our bodies against diseases and viruses. It is the _____________.
White blood cells
the _____ atrium receives blood that is low in oxygen.
right
How many chambers does the heart have?
4
What carries blood into the heart?
Veins
The _____________ carry oxygen and carbon dioxide.
Red blood cells
The left atrium receives blood that is ______ in oxygen.
high
The heart is a ______ in your body
Muscle
What carries blood away from the heart?
Arteries
When we get a cut this is what helps clot our blood and keep us from continuing to bleed
platelets
The _____ is the main artery in the human body starting from the left ventricle
Aorta
The heart ____ blood to the body
pumps
What connects arteries and veins together?
Capillaries
The liquid part of blood is called _________.
Plasma
_____ is a large vein carrying deoxygenated blood into the heart from the upper half of the body
Superior Vena Cava
The heart pumps blood containing _____ and _____ to all of our body parts
Oxygen
Nutrients
One of the two thin walled upper chambers of the heart is called an _______.
atrium
_______ gives blood its red color
Hemoglobin
The ______ ventricle pumps blood to the lungs.
right