Set: The Circulatory System

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Term Definition
artery Carries oxygen rich blood away from the heart.
vein Carries blood back to the heart.
capillary Smallest blood vessel.Connects the arteries and veins.
atrium Upper chamber of the heart.There are two.Receive blood from veins.
ventricle Bottom chamber of the heart.There are two.Contracts flap closes with thump.
plasma Clear yellow liquid.55% water,food,waste(protein,salt).45% blood cells and platelets.
red blood cell Give blood color (hemoglobin).Carries oxygen.Lives for 4 months.Disc shape.
white blood cell Colorless.Major defender against germs and bacteria.Realeases chemical to attack or absorb.Nondefinate shape.Lices for two weeks.
platelets Tiny fragments.Help with clotting.
hemoglobin Attracts and holds oxygen in red blood cells.iron plays a part.
fibrin Threadlike fibers from platelets.Form at wound.
cardiac muscle Only in heart.Contracts about 70 times per minute.Pushes blood through the body.
aorta The main artery that carries blood away from the heart.
bone marrow The fatty vascular tissue that fills the cavities of bones; the place where new blood cells are produced.
pacemaker A type of surgically implated eletronic instument used to stabilize the heart.
clot A thick or solid mass, as of blood.
pulmonary artery The artery which is going from the heart to the lungs and carries unoxygenated blood.
pulomary vein The vein which comes from the lungs to the heart and is carrying the blood that has recieved oxygen and is ready to be pumped through the rest of the body.
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Created May 6, 2008
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  1. pulmonary artery → The artery which is going from the heart to the lungs and carries unoxygenated blood. - 4 misses
  2. hemoglobin → Attracts and holds oxygen in red blood cells.iron plays a part. - 3 misses
  3. pulomary vein → The vein which comes from the lungs to the heart and is carrying the blood that has recieved oxygen and is ready to be pumped through the rest of the body. - 3 misses
  4. artery → Carries oxygen rich blood away from the heart. - 2 misses
  5. capillary → Smallest blood vessel.Connects the arteries and veins. - 2 misses
  6. fibrin → Threadlike fibers from platelets.Form at wound. - 2 misses
  7. pacemaker → A type of surgically implated eletronic instument used to stabilize the heart. - 2 misses