terms that uses in the circulatory system

circulatory system- Some common terms that are used in the human circulatory system areas.

 💗 Aorta 

 the largest artery of the human body that carries oxygenated blood (oxygen-rich blood) to all parts of the body.

💗 Arteries

 the blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart.

💗 Atria 

the two top chambers of the heart that receive blood from the body parts.

💗Blood 

a red-colored liquid moving in arteries and veins.

💗 Blood clotting  

formation of a thick mass around a damaged tissue that prevents further bleeding.

💗Capillaries 

the smallest vessels with very thin walls that connect veins and arteries to the different body parts.

💗 Circulation 

 the movement of the blood through the heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries to the different parts of the body called circulation.

💗 Heart 

the muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body.

💗 Septum 

a thick muscular wall that separates the left and right part of the heart.

💗veins  

blood vessels that collect deoxygenated blood from different body parts.

💗ventricles  

the two chambers at the bottom of the heart that pump out blood from the heart to the lungs.

💗plasma  

the liquid part of the blood called plasma.

💗 oxygenated blood 

oxygen-carrying blood (oxygen-rich blood ).

💗 Deoxygenated blood- since the blood loses the oxygen.

💗heartbeat - one complete contraction and relaxation of the heart is called a heartbeat(70-72 times a minute normal adult).

💗pulse 
the expansion of an artery each time the blood forced into it. (70-72 times a minute normal adult).it is equal to the heartbeat.

💗blood pressure  

the pressure at which blood is pumped to the blood vessels.


Also, read blood components and their function