Chapter 4 - Circulatory System

Question 1

Arteries

Answer 1

hollow tubes (vessels) with thick walls carrying blood pumped from the heart to other body parts

Question 2

Blood

Answer 2

the red liquid that circulates around the body. It is made up of plasma, blood cells and platelets.

Question 3

Eurythrocytes

Answer 3

Red blood cells

Question 4

Leukocytes

Answer 4

White blood cells

Question 5

Plasma

Answer 5

Fluid mainly made out of water that RBC and WBC flow through

Question 6

Red blood cells

Answer 6

living cells in the blood that transport oxygen to all other living cells in the body

Question 7

Haemoglobin

Answer 7

the red pigment in red blood cells that carries oxygen

Question 8

Oxyhaemoglobin

Answer 8

haemoglobin with oxygen molecules attached

Question 9

White blood cells

Answer 9

living cells that fight bacteria and viruses as part of the human body’s immune system

Question 10

Platlets

Answer 10

small bodies involved in blood clotting. They are responsible for healing by clumping together around a wound.