WorksheetsCardiovascular Vocabulary
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
The membrane sac enclosing the heart
sternum
plasma
septum
pericardium
The pressure of the blood against the inner walls of the blood vessels
heart rate
blood pressure
arteries
oxygenated blood
A dividing wall in an animal structure
sternum
plasma
septum
lymph
Any of the gland like masses of tissue that contain the cell that become lymphocytes
lymph
lymph nodes
atrioventricular node
erythrocyte
The vessels that transport the blood from the body to the heart
veins
arteries
ventricles
valves
A vein that transports oxygenated blood from the lungs to left atrium of the heart
veins
pulmonary artery
pulmonary vein
arteries
The contraction of the heart that forces the blood out
diastole
systole
valve
heart rate
The breastbone
septum
sternum
fibrin
platelet
Blood that has flowed through the body and is returning to the lungs
leukocyte
veins
deoxygenated blood
oxygenated blood
The dilatation of the heart during which the chambers fill with blood
septum
blood pressure
systole
diastole
Red blood cells
leukocyte
lymph nodes
plasma
erythrocyte
The area of the heart that creates the electrical impulses; stimulating the heart to beat
atrioventricular node
valve
pericardium
sinoatrial node
The two lower chambers on each side of the heart that receive blood from the atria and in turn force it into the arteries
atrium(a)
sternum
arteries
ventricles
A small mass of fibers between the atria that conducts the impulse received from the sinoatrial node.
sinoatrial node
septum
atrium(a)
atrioventricular node
White blood cell
leukocyte
erythrocyte
plasma
fibrin
The liquid part of blood or lymph
fibrin
lymph
plasma
platelet
The artery that transports blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs
pulmonary vein
oxygenated blood
pulmonary artery
plasma
A blood vessel that transports blood from the heart to the body
veins
pulmonary vein
ventricles
arteries
A membranous flap that controls the flow of blood allowing it to flow in only one direction
atrium(a)
ventricles
valve
sternum
The insoluble protein product of blood coagulation
plasma
lymph
platelet
fibrin
The number of heart beats per minute
heart rate
blood pressure
electrocardiogram
sinoatrial node
The two upper chambers on each side of the heart
ventricles
sternum
atrium(a)
valve
Minute bodies in blood that aid in coagulation
plasma
platelet
fibrin
lymph
A test that checks for problems with the electrical
activity of your heart
sinoatrial node
pericardium
electrocardiogram
blood pressure
A clear yellowish liquid transported to the bloodstream by the lymphatic vessels
plasma
lymph nodes
platelet
lymph
Blood that has been exposed to oxygen in the lung
deoxygenated blood
oxygenated blood
