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NA circulatory
blood, blood vessels, heart
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| vessels that carry blood back to the heart, contain valves | veins |
| vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart | arteries |
| blood cells that helps with clotting | platelets |
| blood cells that helps fight infection | white blood cells |
| blood cells that carries oxygen and carbon dioxide | red blood cells |
| top chambers of the heart | atria |
| bottom chambers of the heart | ventricles |
| blood returning from the body enters this chamber of the heart | right atrium |
| blood in the right atrium goes next to the | right ventricle |
| blood leaving the right ventricle goes to the | lungs |
| after leaving the lungs, blood returns to the | left atrium |
| this chamber is very muscular and pumps blood out to the body | left ventricle |