4.1 Vocab quiz

The body system that consists of the heart, blood vessels, and blood, that carries needed substances to cells and carries waste products away from cells.

• cardiovascular system

• cranial system

• capillary system

• endocrine system

A hollow, muscular organ that pumps blood through the body.

• lung

• heart

• liver

• pancreas

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The upper chambers of the heart that receive blood that comes into the heart.

• valves

• ventricles

• atriums

• heart

The two lower chambers of the heart that pump blood out of the heart.

• atriums

• valve

• ventricles

• vehicles

A flap of tissue in the heart or a vein that prevents blood from flowing backward.

• valve

• brakes

• ventricles

• vortex

A group of cells located in the right atrium that sends out the signals that make the heart muscle contract and that regulates heartbeat rate.

• beat maker

• pacemaker

• pulsemaker

• pulsepump

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A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.

• artery

• vein

• capillary

• aorta

A tiny blood vessel where substance are exchanged between the blood and the body cells

• capillary

• vein

• artery

• valve

A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart.

• vein

• capillary

• arterty

• ventricle

The largest artery in the body.

• artery

• aorta

• vein

• capillary