| Question |
Answer |
| Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart to other parts of the body |
arteries |
| The lower chamber of each side of the human heart |
ventricle |
| Type of blood circulation between the heart and the lungs |
pulmonary |
| Have walls only one cell thick so that nutrients, oxygen, and waste materials can transfer back and forth from the tissues to to the blood |
capillaries |
| Part of blood that fights infection |
white blood cells |
| Arteries, capillaries, and veins |
blood vessels |
| A muscle that produces contractions to push blood through the body |
heart |
| The upper chamber of each side of the human heart |
atrium |
| Blood vessels that carry blood to the heart itself |
coronary arteries |
| Rhythmic change in blood pressure that can be felt at various locations of the body as the arteries expand and then relax |
pulse |
| Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart from other parts of the body |
veins |
| Composed of three parts: the heart, blood vessels, and blood |
cardiovascular system |
| The force at which blood moves through the arteries |
blood pressure |
| Place where blood cells are made |
bone marrow |
| Part of blood that delivers oxygen to cells |
red blood cells |
| Type of blood circulation between the heart and the rest of the body |
systemic |
| Group of heart cells that sends out signals causing the heart to contract |
pacemaker |
| A connective tissue made up of cells, cell parts, and plasma |
blood |
| Prevent blood from flowing backward in veins |
valves |
| Cell fragments that clump together to form a plug that helps reduce blood loss |
platelets |
| Largest artery in the body |
aorta |
| The fluid part of blood |
plasma |
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