Parts of the heart
What is the top chamber of the heart called?
Atrium
What part of blood is liquid
Plasma
What is the largest blood vessel that takes oxygen rich blood
aorta
What is the highway system of the body?
cardiovascular system
Biggest cell in blood
white blood cell
What is the bottom part of the heart called
Ventricle
What part of the blood makes clots
platelets
What does the aorta deliver blood to? (the next smaller blood vessel)
Arteries
this system works with the heart to defend the body
immune system
most numerous cell in blood
red blood cell
What type of blood comes in the LEFT side of the heart?
Oxygen Rich Blood
What part of the blood delivers oxygen
red blood cells
What is the smallest blood vessel that delivers blood to other body parts?
capillary
doctors give this to help immune system
vaccine
smallest cell in blood
Platelets
What type of blood enters the right side of the heart
oxygen poor blood
What part of the blood helps fight diseases
White blood cells
What blood vessel takes the waste away
vein
What do white blood cells create that help with the immune system
antibodies
size of heart compared to another body part
fist
What is located in the heart that stops the blood from going backwards? (small tubes)
Valves
What are the three functions of the blood?
carry oxygen, carry waste, protect from diseases
the blood vessel usually represented with the color blue
vein
type of disease that can be cured by medicine
average heart beats in a day
100,000