Circulatory System Flashcards
This type of blood vessel carries blood away from the heart.
Artery
This type of blood vessel carries blood back to the heart.
Vein
This type of blood vessel is so tiny that only one cell at a time can travel through it. They also exchange oxygen and nutrients into the cell.
Capillary
The first chamber of the heart. It receives deoxygenated blood from the vena cava.
Right Atrium
The second chamber of the heart. It receives blood from the right atrium.
Right Ventricle
Artery that carries blood from the heart to the lungs.
Pulmonary Artery
Vein that carries blood from the lungs to the heart.
Pulmonary Vein
This is where deoxygenated blood goes to fill up with oxygen.
Lungs
The third chamber of the heart. It receives blood from the pulmonary artery.
Left Atrium
The fourth and final chamber of the heart.
Left Ventricle
These act as tiny doors that keep blood flowing the correct direction in your heart.
Valves
The main artery that carries oxygen rich blood from your left ventricle to the rest of your body.
Aorta
True or False: The heart is a muscle.
True
Blood that has no oxygen in it.
Deoxygenated
Why does your body need oxygen?
To use for energy, and keep your cells alive.
