Cardiovascular Vocabulary

Upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the rest of the body.

• Ventricle

• Atrium

• Capillaries

• Veins

A cell fragment that plays an important role in the blood clotting process.

• Plasma

• Red Blood Cell

• White Blood Cell

• Platelet

A cell that helps protect the body from diseases and foreign substances.

• White Blood Cell

• Red Blood Cell

• Plasma

• Platelets

A small group of cells in the wall of the heart that controls the rate at which the heart muscles contract.

• Blood Pressure

• Pacemaker

• Arteries

• Plasma

Lower chamber of the heart that pumps blood out of the heart.

• Atrium

• Ventricle

• Artery

• Capillary

Thick walled blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.

• Ventricle

• Vein

• Artery

• Atrium

The force with which blood pushes against the walls of the blood vessels.

• Blood Pressure

• Hypertension

• Plasma

• Heart Rate

The smallest type of blood vessel in the body.

• Vein

• Artery

• Capillary

• Atrium

A hemoglobin-containing cell that carries oxygen from the lungs to other parts of the body.

• Red Blood Cell

• White Blood Cell

• Platelet

• Plasma

Large, thin-walled blood vessel that carries blood to the heart.

• Artery

• Capillary

• Ventricle

• Vein