All the vocabulary for Level 1 of the Circulatory system menu.
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| heart | An organ made of cardiac muscle that acts as a pump to move blood around your body.
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| blood | "The fluid that is pumped through the circulatory system
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| blood vessel | The tubes that carry blood throughout the body.
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| vein | Type of blood vessel that carries blood TOWARD the heart (or INTO the heart).
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| artery | Type of blood vessel that carries blood AWAY FROM the heart (or OUT OF the heart).
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| cardiovascular | Another name for the circulatory system (1st part means heart and 2nd part means 'fluids and vessels').
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| capillary | "Microscopic blood vessels that are only one cell thick
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| white blood cell | "Cells in blood that fight bacteria
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| red blood cell | "Cells in blood that carry oxygen
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| plasma | The liquid part of blood (mostly made up of water) that carries nutrients.
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| platelets | Irregularly shaped blood cells that help blood to clot where there is a cut or injury. They stick together and dry up to form a scab.
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| ventricle | The name of the 2 bottom chambers of the heart.
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| atrium | The name of the 2 top chambers of the heart.
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| oxygen | "A gas needed by our bodies for respiration
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| cardiac muscle | The type of muscle that makes up the heart.
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| bone marrow | "The jelly-like substance in the middle of bones
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| waste | "Substances that your body no longer needs
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| nutrients | "Necessary substances that are carried by the blood to all cells
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