The Heart
Receives blood from the right atrium and pumps blood into the pulmonary artery.
Right Ventricle.
Fluid that makes up blood.
Plasma.
Connects arterioles with venules(AKA the smallest veins)
Capillaries.
Muscular wall that separates the heart into right and left sides.
The septum.
The three main types of blood cells.
Erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes.
Carries blood towards the heart.
Veins.
The largest artery in the body.
Aorta.
Also known as white blood cells
Leukocytes.
Smallest branches of arteries.
Arterioles.
Receives oxygenated blood from the lungs.
Left atrium.
Type of blood cell that contains hemoglobin.
Erythrocytes.
Carries blood away from the heart.
Arteries.
Smooth layer of cells that lines the inside of the heart.
Endocardium.
Blood cell that lacks nuclei and varies in shape and size.
Thrombocytes.
Smallest branches of veins.
Venules.