Circulatory System

Front

White Blood Cells
Options: transport oxygen, attack invaders, protect red blood cells, transport carbon dioxide

Back

attack invaders

Front

Plasma

Back

contains liquid, sugars, proteins, and is 55% of the blood

Front

Capillaries

Back

connect arteries to veins, gases are exchanged

Front

Platelets
Options:
protect the liver
fight infection
clot the blood
transport oxygen

Back

clot the blood

Front

Arteries
Options: carry blood toward the heart, carry blood away from the heart

Back

carry blood away from the heart

Front

Veins

Back

carry blood toward the heart

Front

Red Blood Cells
Options: transport oxygen, transport carbon dioxide, attack invaders, clot the blood

Back

transport oxygen

Front

What is the purpose of heart valves?

Back

keep blood flowing in one direction

Front

How many chambers are in the heart?

Back

4

Front

What is the muscle separating the right and left side of the heart?

Back

septum