Cardiovascular System Flashcards

Cardiovascular System Flashcards

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Biology

11th Grade

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Jasmine Stone

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Ventricle

Back

Lower chambers of the heart that receive blood from the atria and pump it out to the arteries.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Valve

Back

A structure in the heart or veins that prevents the backflow of blood.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart to the body’s tissues.

Back

Artery

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A blood vessel that carries blood towards the heart from the body’s tissues.

Back

Vein

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Capillary

Back

The smallest blood vessels where the exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and waste products occurs between the blood and the tissues.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Hemoglobin

Back

A protein in red blood cells that binds to oxygen and carries it from the lungs to the tissues and returns carbon dioxide from the tissues to the lungs.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Platelets

Back

Small blood cells that help with blood clotting by forming plugs in blood vessel injuries.

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