Understanding the Cardiovascular System

Front

Heart

Back

Muscular organ pumping blood

Front

Arteries

Back

Vessels carrying blood away from heart

Front

Veins

Back

Vessels carrying blood to heart

Front

Capillaries

Back

Tiny blood vessels for exchange

Front

Red Blood Cells

Back

Transport oxygen via hemoglobin

Front

White Blood Cells

Back

Immune system defense

Front

Platelets

Back

Blood clotting agents

Front

Plasma

Back

Liquid component of blood

Front

Aorta

Back

Largest artery in the body

Front

Blood Pressure

Back

Force of blood against vessel walls