Circulatory & lymphatic system Flashcards
carry oxygen and nutrients to every cell of the body
human circulatory system
circulatory system is consists of the
muscular pump
heart
transport oxygen depleted blood from the heart to lungs
pulmonary
carries oxygenated blood from the heart organs and tissues
systemic circulation
river of life
blood
or ethroytes most abundant in human cell
red blood cells
leukocytes keeping the body healthy
white blood cells
important in blood clotting
platelets
main component of blood consists mostly of water
plasma
is carried throughout the body by vast network blood
blood vessels
largest diameter
move blood away from the heart
arteries
move blood with waste toward the heart
veins
arteries and veins are connected by small blood vessels called
capillaries
smallest diameter
capillaries