Circulary System Flashcards
Plasma
A liquid substance that transport chemicals
Blood
Is composed of
Red blood cells
Red disks that transport oxygen around the body
White blood cells
White blobs that go around the body killing bateria
Plateletes
Small parts of red blood cells that form scabs and stop micro orginisms geting into the body
Arteries
Thick pipes that transport de oxgen ated blood to the heart and lungs
Veins
A thin tube that transport oxgenated blood to the organs legs arms and head
Capillaries
The junction between veins and arteries
The heart
A musele that pumps all the blood around the body
The right ventricle
Pumps blood around the body
The vena cava
Transports oxgenated blood into the heart
The pulmontary artery
Transport oxgen ated blood out of the body
The pulmonary vein
Tramsports deoxenated blood into the heart
Artoa
Transports deoxgen ated blood to the lungs
Pulse
The wave of blood comeing from your heart
