Question | Answer |
Four components of blood | Plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets |
Liquid part of the blood | Plasma |
Fight infection | White blood cells |
Carry oxygen around the body | Red blood cells |
Where red, white blood cells and platelets are made | Bone marrow |
Carry blood away from the heart | Arteries |
Carry blood to the heart | Veins |
Prevent backflow of blood in veins | Valves |
Organ that pumps blood all over the body | Heart |
Allows materials to pass in and out of blood due to the pores on their walls | Capillaries |
The muscle the heart is made from | Cardiac muscle |
Blood is pumped in this blood vessel by the heart so blood is under high pressure | Artery |
Blood is not pumped in this type of blood vessel and flows back to the heart | Veins |
This blood vessel has valves to prevent the backflow of blood | Veins |
The lower chambers of the heart are called | Ventricles |
Upper chambers of the heart are called | Atriums |
The wall of the heart that separates the right side of the heart from the left | Septum |
Right side of the heart pumps blood to the | Lungs |
Left side of the heart pumps blood to the | Body |
Which side of the heart has more muscle | Left side |
The side of the heart that has oxygenated blood | Left side |
The type of blood vessel where you can find a pulse | Artery |