| A | B |
|---|
| Type O | blood considered the universal donor |
| Type AB | considered the universal receiver |
| pumping chambers of the heart | ventricles |
| collecting chamber of the heart | atrium |
| veins | vessels that contain valves |
| thinnest blood vessels | capillaries |
| carry blood away from the heart | arteries |
| plasma | fluid portion of blood |
| diaphragm | muscular sheet involved with breathing |
| alveoli | where gas exchange occurs |
| trachea | known as the windpipe |
| larynx | known as the voicebox |
| bronchi | two branches from the trachea |
| tricuspid valve | located between the right atria and ventricle |
| white blood cells | don't lose their nucleus and last for months, or years |
| red blood cells | most abundant blood cell |
| aorta | largest blood vessel |
| platelets | solid particle in blood that plays a role in blood clotting |
| fibrin | protein found in blood that helps with blood clotting |
| tonsils, spleen and thymus | involved with the lymphatic system |
