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A clear fluid liquid that transports nutrients and waste around the body.
blood
red blood cells
plasma
white blood cells
These carry oxygen from the lungs to all the body´s cells.
white blood cells
platalets
red blood cells
blood
These protect the body from germs and disease
blood
white blood cells
platalets
red blood cells
These are fragments of old cells. They help to stop bleeding from wounds.
red blood cells
blood
white blood cells
platalets
These carry blood from the heart towards all the body´s organs.
arteries
veins
red blood cells
capillaries
These carry blood back to the heart from all the body´s organs.
red blood cells
arteries
veins
capillaries
Arteries and veins become smaller and smaller until they become:
veins
capillaries
red blood cells
arteries
the heart, sending blood around the body through the blood vessels acts as a:
arteries
veins
pump
red blood cells
The contraction of the heart is called:
pump
red blood cells
diastole
systole
The relaxation of the heart is called:
systole
pump
red blood cells
diastole
There are two chambers on the right of the heart:
the right atrium and the right ventricle
the left atrium and the left ventricle
There are two chambers on the left of the heart:
the left atrium and the left ventricle
the right atrium and the right ventricle
It takes the blood around the heart and the lungs
the systemic circuit
the right atrium and the right ventricle
the pulmonary artery
the pulmonary circuit
It takes the blood around the rest of the body (not heart and lungs)
the pulmonary artery
the right atrium and the right ventricle
the systemic circuit
the pulmonary circuit
Blood that is high on carbon dioxide enters the
the pulmonary circuit
the pulmonary artery
right atrium
right ventricle
Blood that is high on carbon dioxide enters the right atrium and passes through the
right ventricle
the pulmonary artery
the pulmonary circuit
gas exchange
