vocab quiz ~ Circulatory System

blood vessel that carries blood AWAY from the heart

• veins
• arteries
• capillary

blood vessel that carries blood TOWARD the heart

• veins
• arteries
• capillary

part of the blood that fights diseases

• red blood cells
• white blood cells
• platelets
• plasma

transportation system: transports oxygen, food (nutrients), waste, hormones, disease fighters

• skeletal system
• digestive system
• circulatory system
• muscular system

part of the blood that carries oxygen

• red blood cells
• white blood cells
• platelets
• plasma

smallest blood vessel that connects arteries to veins

• veins
• arteries
• capillary

liquid part of the blood

• red blood cells
• white blood cells
• platelets
• plasma

largest artery in your body; oxygenated blood leaves the heart through the aorta

• aorta
• capillary
• vena cava

part of the blood that forms blood clots

• red blood cells
• white blood cells
• plasma
• platelets

connective tissue which carries gases, nutrients, & waste through body

• atrium
• blood
• red blood cells