Vocab
Arteries
Carry blood away from the heart
The hear is a _____________ the size of your fist
Muscle
As the blood goes away from the heart blood vessels get ________________
The ____________ is the central organ in the circulatory system. It has four chambers
Heart
Inferior and superior vena cava
Double Jeopardy
Delivers oxygen rich blood to every cell in the body
Heart
The heart's job is to _____________ ____________ throughout the body
Pump blood
The body uses blood to carry _______________, ______________, and ___________________.
Food, oxygen, and wastes
___________ ___________ __________ carry oxygen and give blood its color
Red Blood Cells
I send blood to the lung, what am I?
Receives oxygen poor blood
Right atria
The heart has four _______________
Chambers
Double Jeopardy
When the right side of your heart squeezes, blood goes to your _________________
Lungs
_______________ are the blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
Veins
I transport blood from the right atrium to the right ventricle, what am I?
Tricuspid valve
Formed Elements
Red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets
The sinoatrial _____________ give the heart the charge to pump
Nerves
What volume of blood is white blood cells
5mL
The _______________ is the organ in the circulatory system that breaks down red blood cells and distributes nutrients to the body
Liver
I bring oxygenated blood back to the heart, what am I?
Pulmonary veins
Connects atriums to ventricles
Valves
Standing up too fast can make you feel ____________. Exercising, however, will _______________ your heart muscle
Faint; Strengthen
The HIV virus attacks what cells
Immune cells, white blood cells, and T-cells
The ___________________ is the organ in the circulatory system that helps the body fight infection
Spleen
Double Jeopardy
I am the most powerful part and push blood to a tube as thick as a garden hose! What am I and where am I sending the blood to?
Left ventricle; Aorta