| A | B |
|---|
| right atrium | blood enters heart from body |
| right ventricle | blood exits heart and goes to lungs |
| left atrium | blood enters heart from lungs |
| left ventricle | blood exits heart and goes to body |
| artery | blood leaves heart through this |
| vein | blood returns to heart through this |
| capillary | tiny blood vessel |
| plasma | liquid part of blood |
| red blood cell | carries oxyen and carbon dioxide |
| white blood cell | defends body against invading organisms |
| hemoglobin | protein in blood that contains iron |
| platelet | cell fragment that helps stop bleeding |
| fibrin | protein that forms fibers to stop bleeding |
| Rh factor | discovered in Rhesus monkeys, proteins in blood |
| has no A or B proteins on cells, has anti A and anti B in plasma | type O blood |
| has both A and B protein on cells, but neither anti A or anti B in plasma | type AB blood |
| has A proteins on cell, anti B in plasma | type A blood |
| has B proteins on cell, anti A in plasma | type B blood |
| atherosclerosis | common cardiovascualr disease |
| hypertension | high blood pressure |
