Circulatory System Vocabulary Match

Name: __________________________________ Date: ________________________

Match the terms to their definitions.

_____ heart 1) pumps blood to the entire body

_____ veins 2) carries blood away from the heart

_____ capillaries 3) prevents you from hemorrhaging

_____ pulse 4) red blood cells-white blood cells-platelets

_____ aorta 5) pumps blood to the lungs

_____ plasma 6) carries blood to the heart

_____ formed elements 7) delivers oxygenated blood to the body’s

cells

_____ red blood cells 8) surge of blood

_____ platelets 9) force that blood puts on the vessels

_____ white blood cells 10) divides the heart into two sides

_____ blood pressure 11) receives oxygen deficient blood

_____ arteries 12) connects the atriums to the ventricles

_____ right atria 13) branches off the heart; divides

into smaller arteries

_____ left atria 14) carries oxygen and carbon dioxide

through the body

_____ right ventricle 15) tiny blood vessels

_____ left ventricle 16) the most powerful part of the heart

_____ left ventricle 17) mostly consists of water

_____ valve 18) receives oxygen-rich blood

_____ septum 19) Two

_____ How many pumps in the heart 20) keeps you from getting infections
Answers:

7 - heart
6 - veins
15 - Capillaries
8 - pulse
13 - aorta
17 - plasma
4 - formed elements
14 - red blood cells
3 - platelets
20 - white blood cells
9 - blood pressure
2 - arteries
11 - right atria
18 - left atria
5 - right ventricle
1 - left ventricle
16 - left ventricle
12 - valve
10 - septum
19 - How many pumps in the heart