Anatomy Terms

Circulatory System - click on any image for more information

Artery - a blood vessel carrying blood to the heart

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Vein - a blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart

Capillary - a thin blood vessel where the exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen take place.  Only one cell thick!!

Red Blood Cell - a blood cell that carries oxygen to tissues.  Each has hemoglobin, or an iron binding substance that allows cells to bind oxygen

White Blood Cell - a blood cell that helps the body fight infection

Heart - an organ that pumps blood to the body; made up of cardiac muscle, it is fed by the coronary arteries

Kidney - an organ responsible for filtering the blood and taking wastes from the cells

Anemia- a deficiency in the blood where the cells cannot carry oxygen to the body tissues

ABO System - a system of categorizing blood types based on protein factors found on red blood cells called antigens

Click here to view the exchange deoxygenated to oxygenated blood in the capillaries

Click here to view and identify the major arteries and veins of the circulatory system

Click here to view a glossary of circulatory system related terms

Click here to take a quiz on blood and the circulatory system

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