Circulatory System Vocab

Front

Heart, Blood vessels, and blood

Back

Circulatory system organs

Front

Function of the circulatory system: moving oxygen, nutrients, and molecules in blood.

Back

Circulatory system functions

Front

Flaps of connective tissue between atria and ventricles

Back

Valve

Front

Vessels carrying blood from heart to body tissues

Back

Artery

Front

A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart.

Back

vein

Front

Smallest blood vessels

Back

Capillaries

Front

Vein carrying oxygen-poor blood from the upper body to the right atrium

Back

superior Vena Cava

Front

Oxygen-poor blood to lung:

Back

Pulmonary Arteries

Front

Upper chamber of the heart

Back

Atrium

Front

Lower chamber of the heart that pumps blood out.

Back

Ventricle