Cardiovascular System
Circulation between the heart and body
What is systemic circulation?
The lower, pumping chambers of the heart
What are the ventricles?
These are the thinnest type of blood vessels.
What are capillaries?
More of these would be found in your blood when you are sick.
What are white blood cells?
Proteins/markers that determine blood type.
What are antigens?
Circulation between the heart and lungs
What is pulmonary circulation?
Large artery that carries blood to the entire body
What is the aorta?
These have thick walls to withstand pressure of the blood pumping.
What are arteries?
These mark pathogens/germs/bacteria for destruction.
What are antibodies?
This type of blood could get any blood donation.
What is AB+?
These bring blood back to the heart.
What are veins?
What is a vein?
Parts of the circulatory system are the blood, blood vessels and...
What is the heart?
This is the protein that oxygen is very attracted to on red blood cells.
What is hemoglobin?
The most abundant type of blood cells in the body.
What are red blood cells?
These bring blood away from the heart.
What are arteries?
What is a valve?
The valve with the 3 flaps in the heart.
What is the tricuspid valve?
The part of blood that carries nutrients, wastes, antibodies, etc.
What is plasma?
Anti-A and Anti-B antibodies are found in this blood type.
What is Type O?
This artery supplies the heart tissue with oxygen rich blood.
What is the coronary artery?
What is the left ventricle?
What is a heart attack?
These help clot blood when you cut yourself.
What are platelets?
Anti-A and Anti-Rh would be found in this type of blood.
What is Type B-?