Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
20 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Aorta
|
Main artery of the circulatory system.
|
|
|
Arteries
|
Carry blood away from the heart in thick, elastic-walled tubes that are made of smooth muscle tissue.
|
|
|
Arteriole
|
Small artery
|
|
|
Blood vessels
|
Veins, arteries, capillaries that deliver blood to all parts of the body.
|
|
|
Blood
|
Connective tissue made of plasma and cells
|
|
|
Capillaries
|
Tiny blood vessels that connect veins and arteries together. Place where blood turns bright red.
|
|
|
Cholestrol
|
Waxy substance occurring naturally in all parts of the body
|
|
|
Circulatory system
|
The name given to the heart, blood vessels and blood which transport oxygen and nutrients to all parts of the body as well as carry away waste products.
|
|
|
Heart
|
Hollow, muscular organ; primary organ of circulatory system.
|
|
|
Plaque
|
A deposit of fatty or fibrous material in a blood vessel wall.
|
|
|
Plasma
|
Liquid portion of the blood.
|
|
|
Platelets
|
Irregularly shaped blood cell fragments that have a sticky coating.
|
|
|
Pulmonary artery
|
Only artery that carries oxygen-poor blood.
|
|
|
Red blood cells
|
Take oxygen to and remove carbon dioxide from the cell.
|
|
|
Semilunar valves
|
A valve between each ventricle of the heart and the artery connected to that ventricle.
|
|
|
Septum
|
Wall separating two ventricles preventing mixing of blood.
|
|
|
Valves
|
Flaps within the vein that forces the blood to flow in one direction.
|
|
|
Veins
|
Vessels that connect to capillaries and return blood to the right atria of the heart.
|
|
|
Venules
|
Small veins
|
|
|
White Blood cells
|
Cells that keep the blood stream free of viruses and bacteria.
|
