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WorksheetsCardiovascular System Vocabulary
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 5hrs 45mins
Proteins that attach to antigens, keeping them from harming the body
pathogens
antibodies
Foreign material that invades the body
pathogens
Antigens
each of the two top chambers in the heart that receives blood into the heart
Arteries
Atrium
a fluid connective tissue made up of 55% plasma and 45% cellular components
Plasma
Blood
process of blood clotting
Coagulation
Anemia
Relaxation of the heart
Systolic pressure
Diastolic pressure
recording of the electrical changes that occur in the myocardium during a cardiac cycle
EKG
EEG
An iron-containing protein in red blood cells that reversibly binds oxygen.
Hemoglobin
Coagulation
The two types of white blood cells that are part of the body's immune system
Lymphocytes
Lymphedema
Thick middle muscle layer of the heart
Cardiac muscle
Myocardium
Liquid part of blood
Platelets
Plasma
blood clotting
pump blood away from the heart - arteries
Plasma
Platelets
pacemaker of the heart
septum - Divides the right and left chambers of the heart
TA node
SA node
Contraction of the heart
Systolic pressure
Diastolic pressure
What blood type is also known as the universal donor meaning it can be given to anyone
Type O
Type A
Tupe AB
Type B
largest vein in the body
Vena maxma
vena cava
the two lower chambers of the heart, and they pump blood out to the lungs and body.
venous
Ventricles
small veins
venous
Ventricles
Explain how the blood is pumped through the body.
