Circulatory System Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Atrium | two upper chambers of the heart |
Ventricles | two lower chambers of the heart |
Aorta | largest artery of the human body located in the heart |
Coronary Circulation | the flow of blood to and from the tissues of the heart |
Systemic Circulation | largest part of the circulatory system, in which oxygen-rich blood flows to all the organs and body tissues, except the heart and lungs, and oxygen-poor blood is returned to the heart |
Pulmonary Circulation | the flow of blood through the heart to the lungs and back to the heart |
Artery | blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart |
Vein | blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart |
Capillary | microscopic blood vessels that connects arteries and veins |
Blood Pressure | the force of blood against the walls of the arteries |
Atherosclerosis | leading cause of heart disease where fatty deposits build up on arterial walls |
Hypertension | high blood pressure |
Heart Failure | when the heart cannot pump blood efficiently |
Plasma | liquid part of the blood |
Red Blood Cells | supply your body with oxygen-disk shaped and have no nuclei |
White Blood Cells | fight bacteria, viruses and other invaders in your body |
Leukemia | disease that produces immature white blood cells |
Platelets | irregularly shaped cell fragment that helps clot blood |
Blood Type | 4 Types: A, B, AB and O Types A, B, and AB contain antigens Type O contains No antigens Each blood type have specific antibodies in its plasma |
Anemia | a disease of the red blood cells |
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