What is the function of the human heart?
to pump blood through the body
_______________carries blood AWAY from the heart.
right atrium
Once the blood gets oxygen from the lungs, it returns to the heart through pulmonary veins to the left_________________
atrium
White blood cells destroy___________________
bacteria
carbon dioxide - waste gas
____________carries blood TO the heart.
veins
From the right atrium, the blood goes through the tricuspid valve to the right _________________
ventricle
ventricle
_______________are the smallest blood vessels.
capillaries
What is blood getting from the lungs?
The largest artery that goes from the heart.
Aorta
On its way, the blood goes from the right ventricle to through the pulmonary valve to the _________________
pulmonary artery
After blood enters the left ventricle, it passes into the _________________where it is sent to the rest of the body.
aorta
_______________________is the liquid part of blood.
plasma