The Heart
This organ is the central pump of the circulatory system
What is the heart
These vessels carry blood away from the heart
What are arteries
Plasma
What is the liquid component of blood that transports nutrients and waste
Pulmonary circulation
What is the circulatory pathway that carries blood to and from the lungs
60-100 BPM
What is the average number of times the heart beats per minute in a resting adult
the upper 2 chambers of the heart are called this
What are the atria (atrium plural)
These vessels carry blood back to the heart
What are veins
Cells in blood responsible for carrying oxygen
What are red blood cells
The circulatory pathway that carries blood to the rest of the body
What is Systemic circulation
The heart pumps about this much blood per minute
What is 5 liters
The largest artery in the body that carries oxygenated blood away from the heart
What is the aorta
These tiny blood vessels are the site of gas and nutrient exchange
What are capillaries
Helps the body fight infections
What are white blood cells or leukocytes
The blood vessel that carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs
What is the pulmonary artery
100,000
These valves prevent blood from flowing backward in the heart
What are heart valves
This is the largest vein in the body and retruns blood to the heart
What is the vena cava
Platelets
What are tiny cell fragments that help with clotting
The Pulmonary Vein
What is the blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
The type of blood vessel that appear blue through the skin
What are veins
This part of the heart separates the right and left sides
What is the septum
The process of blood traveling from the heart, through the body and back to the heart is called this
Hemoglobin
What is the protein in blood that binds to oxygen
The chamber of the heart that pumps oxygen rich blood to the body
What is the left ventricle
This is a condition caused by blocked blood flow to the heart muscle
What is a heart attack