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Circulatory System Circulation and Blood Study Guide
4 Components of blood
Plasma
Red Blood Cells
White Blood Cells
Platelets
Vena Cava
Arteries
Coronary Arteries
Capillaries
Veins
Sphygmomanometer
Pulse
Blood Pressure
Pulmonary Circulation
Systemic Circulation
Know each stop in the path of
pulmonary and systemic
circulation
Plasma, red blood cells, white
blood cells, and platelets
Liquid Part of the blood
Take up oxygen and deliver it to
cells
Body’s disease fighters
Play an important role in forming
blood clots
Blood vessel that returns oxygen
poor blood from the body to the
heart
Carry blood away from the heart;
why are there walls the thickest of
the blood vessels?
Carry blood to the heart itself
Where materials are exchanged
between the body’s cells
Carry blood back to the heart
Instrument to measure blood
pressure
Heartbeats per minute
Force blood exerts against the
blood vessel walls; where is the
force greater
Blood travels to lungs and back to
heart
Blood travels to the body cells
and back to the heart
Be able to label the path of
circulation