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Pale yellow fluid; forms more than half the blood volume.
PLASMA
The major component of plasma.
WATER
Primarily responsible for the osmotic pressure of blood.
ALBUMIN AND SODIUM IONS
Molecules that function in immunity.
GLOBULINS
Responsible for the formation of blood clots.
FIBRINOGENS
Groove that runs around the heart, separating the atria from the ventricles.
Coronary sulcus
Carry blood from the body to the right atrium.
Venae cavae
Carry blood from the lungs to the left atrium.
Pulmonary veins;
Carry blood from the right ventricle to the lungs.
Pulmonary trunk and arteries
Carries blood from the left ventricle to the body.
Aorta
Largest arteries; stretch and recoil when blood enters them.
Elastic arteries
Transport blood from small arteries to capillaries; adapted for vasodilation and vasoconstriction.
Arterioles
Vessel that consists of only endothelium.
Capillary
Regulates blood flow through capillaries.
Precapillary sphincters
Carry blood from capillaries to small veins.
Venules
Structures in veins that prevent the backflow of blood.
Valves
Degenerative changes in arteries that make them less elastic.
Arteriosclerosis
Vessel arising from the right ventricle.
Pulmonary trunk
Carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs; these two vessels arise from the pulmonary trunk.
Pulmonary arteries
Carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium.
Pulmonary veins
The type of blood that has A antigens and B antibodies.
Type A blood
The type of blood that does not have A or B antigens, but does have A and B antibodies.
Type O blood
A person who receives blood.
Recipient
People with this type of blood have been called universal donors.
Type O blood
The result of giving a transfusion of type A blood to a person with type A blood.
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