CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM IN HUMANS

Pumps oxygen-poor blood to the lungs

• Right Ventricle
• Right Atrium
• Left Ventricle
• Left Atrium

Receives blood from the body that is low in oxygen and high in carbon dioxide

• Right Atrium
• Right Ventricle
• Left Atrium
• Left Ventricle

Receives oxygen-rich blood from the lungs

• Right Ventricle
• Left Ventricle
• Right Atrium
• Left Atrium

Pumps the oxygen-rich blood to all parts of the body

• Right Ventricle

• Left Ventricle

• Right Atrium

• Left Atrium

Carries the blood from the ventricle to the body

• Aorta
• Atrium
• Valve
• Septum

This is the thickest of the blood vessels. It leads away from the heart.

• veins
• capillaries
• arteries

This blood vessel has valves to prevent the back flow of blood. 

• veins
• capillaries
• arteries

This type of blood vessel is the thinnest and allows for the transfer of nutrients and oxygen to the cells of the body.

• veins
• capillaries
• arteries

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This type of blood cell is responsible for fighting disease.

• red blood cell
• plasma
• white blood cell

This is the straw colored liquid portion of the blood that carries dissolved nutrients.

• red blood cells
• plasma
• white blood cells