Circulatory System

The liquid part of blood is called _________

Plasma contains ____ percent water and ____ percent nutrients, proteins and waste products

• 10, 90

• 85, 15

• 90 , 10

• 75, 225

Arteries __________

• Have thin walls

• Lack valves

• Deeply placed in body

• Carry deoxygenated blood

Platelets are also called

• Erythrocytes

• Thrombocytes

• Leukocytes

• None of the above

Red blood cells contain red-pigment ______

The _______ transports blood from the right ventricle to the lungs

• Aorta

• Pulmonary vein

• Vena cavae

• Pulmonary artery

The capillaries are made up of a single layer of cells called _______

_________ carries blood at a very high pressure

• Auricles

• Ventricles

• Arteries

• Veins

________ is the chemical that is produced by White blood cells

Ventricles ______

• Receiving chambers

• Distributing chambers

• Smaller chambers

• have thick muscular walls