Heart and Blood vessels (Cir. Sys)

Pumping machine of the body

• heart

• blood

• blood vessels

They are like roadways of the body where blood passes through.

• heart

• blood

• blood vessels

blood vessels that carry blood AWAY from the heart

• arteries

• veins

• capillaries

The smallest and most numerous of the blood vessels, form the connection between the vessels that carry blood away from the heart (arteries) and the vessels that return blood to the heart (veins).

• arteries

• veins

• capillaries

Carry blood TOWARD the heart

• arteries

• veins

• capillaries

The movement of blood as it delivers nutrients and oxygen to the cells and remove waste materials.

• digestion

• circulation

• perspiration

The lowermost part of the heart

• apex

• septum

Thin but very strong sac that protects the heart

• myocardium

• pericardium

• pleura

The pumping chambers of the heart

• atria

• ventricles

The receiving chambers of the heart

• atria

• ventricles