The Circulatory Story~ Vocabulary 7-10

circulatory

• related to the circulation of blood

• related to the circulation of oxygen

• related to the circulation of cell

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.L.4.4A

component

• a part of a larger object or system

• how a system works

• the result of a system

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

hemoglobin

• a protein in red blood cells that blocks oxygen

• a protein in red blood cells that transports or carries carbon dioxide

• a protein found in red blood cells that transports or carries oxygen

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.4.2

transport

• to take something away from one person and give to another

• to carry something from one place or another

• to lose something in one place and not know where it is

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

cell

• the smallest functioning unit of a living organism

• a system of function within the body

• the smallest part of a molecule

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

plasma

• the liquid part of the blood, 100 percent of plasma is water

• the liquid part of the blood, 75 percent of plasma is water

• the liquid part of the blood, 90 percent of plasma is water

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

pericardium

• a protective stand below the heart

• a protective sac that encloses the heart

• a protective shield inside the heart

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

septum

• the membrane that separates the top and the bottom sides of the heart

• the membrane that separates the left and the right sides of the heart

• the membrane that separates the inside and the outsides of the heart

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.L.4.4A

atrium

• one of the top two chambers, or rooms, of the heart that receives blood from veins

• one of the bottom two chambers, or rooms, of the heart that receives blood from veins

• on of the top two chambers, or rooms, of the heart that receives blood from arteries

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

ventricle

• one of the top two chambers of the heart that receives blood from the veins

• one of the two bottom chambers of the heart that receives blood from the atrium and sends it out of the heart through an artery

• one of the two bottom chambers of the heart that receives blood from the atrium and puts it back into the heart

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4