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Muscle and Bones
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Circulatory System | delivers substances to cells, carries waste away from cells, and helps regulate body temperature |
| Digestive System | brings food and nutrients to the cells |
| Heart | involuntary muscle that pump blood and has 4 chambers that move oxygen and blood |
| Left Atrium | rich in oxygen |
| Right Atrium | rich in carbon dioxide |
| Ventricles | bottom 2 Chambers in the heart |
| Right ventricle | brings carbon dioxide to the lungs to be released |
| Left Ventricle | brings oxygen and is rich in blood throughout the body |
| Arteries | largest blood vessels that carry away blood from the heart and is rich in blood and nutrients |
| Veins | carry blood back to the heart and also carry waste materials |
| Capillaries | connect the arteries and the veins smallest of the three blood vessals |
| Blood | made of plasma and bloods |
| Plasma | 90 percent water and carries materials cell need and takes away waste |
| Red Blood Cells | have hemoglobin and carries oxygen to the cell and takes away carbon dioxide |
| White Blood Cells | help fight disease and form in boen marrow |
| Platelets | tiny colorless peices of cells that clot blood by sticking to a wound |