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