Circulatory System Vocab

A system of organs that includes the heart, blood vessels, and blood which is circulated throughout the entire body of a human or other vertebrate

• Red Blood Cells

• Veins

• Circulatory System

• White Blood Cellls

This carries oxygen from the lungs and delivers it throughout the body

• White Blood Cells

• Red Blood Cells

• Blood Vessels

• Arteries

This is responsible for protecting you from illness and disease

• White Blood Cells

• Red Blood Cells

• Blood Vessels

• Capillaries

This delivers blood to the organs and tissues in your body

• Capillaries

• Veins

• Arteries

• Blood Vessels

This distributes oxygen rich blood to your body

• Arteries

• Veins

• Blood Vessels

• Capillaries

This collects oxygen poor blood throughout your body and carries it back to your heart.

• Arteries

• Veins

• Capillaries

• Blood Vessels

These are the smallest and most numerous of the vessels and are responsible for the exchange of materials between the blood and tissue cells

• Blood Vessels

• Arteries

• Veins

• Capillaries

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Proteins that protect you when an unwanted substance enters your body

• Glucose

• Antibodies

• Heart Disease

• Cardiac Muscle Tissue

Your body's main source of energy

• Ingested Food

• Ingested Liquid

• Oxygen

• Glucose

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Heart conditions that include diseased vessels, structural problems, and blood clots

• Vessel Atrophy

• Heart Disease

• Heart Function Failure

• Cardiac Muscle Tissue