Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
Vocabulary List 10
110. The Cardiovascular system has three main parts: heart, blood vessels,
and blood.
111. Veins are blood vessels that carry blood to the heart.
112
Arteries are blood vessels that carry oxygen rich blood away from the
heart.
113. Capillaries are tiny blood vessels that connect arteries and veins. This is
where materials are exchanged between the blood and your body’s cells.
114. Atria (Atrium, sing.) are the reception rooms of the heart. They are the
upper chambers.
115. Ventricles are the lower rooms of the heart.
116. Systemic Circulation is the flow of blood from the heart to the body and
back.
117. Coronary Circulation is the flow of blood to the small vessels that
supply blood to the heart itself.
118. Pulmonary Circulation is the flow of blood between the heart and lungs.
119. Blood is the body’s transportation fluid. It has four main parts:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Red Blood Cells
White Blood Cells
Platelets
Plasma
120. The lymphatic system collects extra fluid (lymph) from tissues and
returns them back to the bloodstream.
Know how to
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3.
do the following on the heart diagram:
Label the names of the parts
Color the oxygen rich vs. oxygen poor blood
Draw arrows to show flow of blood through the heart.