| A | B |
|---|
| plasma | transports nutrients, cellular waste products and antibodies |
| platelets | contribute to blood clotting |
| white blood cells | defend the body |
| red blood cells | transport oxygen and some carbon dioxide |
| lymph | carries oxugen and nutrients to the cells + collects cellular waste products |
| aorta | carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricule to all parts of the body branch out from it |
| pulmonary veins | carry oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the left atrium |
| superior vena cava | carries all the deoxygenated blood from the upper part of the body via the right atrium to the right ventricule |
| inferior vena cava | carry all the deoxygenated blood from the lower part of the body via the right atrium to the right ventricule |
| pulmonary artery | carries the deoxygenated blood from the the right ventricule to the lungs |
