Veins
Arteries
Capillaries
Important vocabulary
Bonus!
100
120,000 veins
How many veins are in the body?
100
59 Arteries
How many arteries are in the body?
100
Thin walla
Do Capillaries have thin or thick walls?
100
This is a major artery and starts with an "A"
Aorta.
100
Forces the blood in one direction and does not let it come back through. (Vocabulary)
Valve
200
In the heart
Where is the most important vein located?
200
Aorta
What is the name of the most important artery?
200
They connect veins to arteries
What is the job capillaries?
200
This is the system in which the blood travels.
Circulatory system
200
Largest artery in the body.
Vena Cava
300
To bring blood back to the heart.
What is the job of the veins?
300
Carry blood away from the heart and throughout the body.
What is the job of arteries?
300
In between veins and arteries.
Where are Capillaries located?
300
The process that keeps the circulatory system clean and running.
Homeostatis
300
A yellow substance in the blood.
Plasma.
400
Thin, strong walls.
Do veins have thin or thick walls?
400
Thick/elastic walls
Do arteries have thin or thick walls?
400
32 billion
How many Capillaries are in the body?
400
Small vessels that carry oxygen through the veins/arteries.
Red blood cells.
400
The rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of heart.
Pulse
500
What color are veins?
BLUE!!!
500
What color are arteries?
Red!!!
500
Cells that fight germs in the body.
White blood cells.
500
A narrowing that reduces the flow of a channel.
Constriction
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