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Cardiovascular System Vocabulary

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 5hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Proteins that attach to antigens, keeping them from harming the body

a)

pathogens

b)

antibodies

2.

Foreign material that invades the body

a)

pathogens

b)

Antigens

3.

each of the two top chambers in the heart that receives blood into the heart

a)

Arteries

b)

Atrium

4.

a fluid connective tissue made up of 55% plasma and 45% cellular components

a)

Plasma

b)

Blood

5.

process of blood clotting

a)

Coagulation

b)

Anemia

6.

Relaxation of the heart

a)

Systolic pressure

b)

Diastolic pressure

7.

recording of the electrical changes that occur in the myocardium during a cardiac cycle

a)

EKG

b)

EEG

8.

An iron-containing protein in red blood cells that reversibly binds oxygen.

a)

Hemoglobin

b)

Coagulation

9.

The two types of white blood cells that are part of the body's immune system

a)

Lymphocytes

b)

Lymphedema

10.

Thick middle muscle layer of the heart

a)

Cardiac muscle

b)

Myocardium

11.

Liquid part of blood

a)

Platelets

b)

Plasma

12.

blood clotting

pump blood away from the heart - arteries

a)

Plasma

b)

Platelets

13.

pacemaker of the heart

septum - Divides the right and left chambers of the heart

a)

TA node

b)

SA node

14.

Contraction of the heart

a)

Systolic pressure

b)

Diastolic pressure

15.

What blood type is also known as the universal donor meaning it can be given to anyone

a)

Type O

b)

Type A

c)

Tupe AB

d)

Type B

16.

largest vein in the body

a)

Vena maxma

b)

vena cava

17.

the two lower chambers of the heart, and they pump blood out to the lungs and body.

a)

venous

b)

Ventricles

18.

small veins

a)

venous

b)

Ventricles

19.

Explain how the blood is pumped through the body.

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