Pathway of blood through body
heart arteries capillaries veins/venules heart
Plasma
liquid part of blood that carries hormones
plateletes
solid part of blood including blood cells (red / white)
Arteriosclerosis
Hardening and narrowing of arteries due to plaque buildup
Chambers of heart
Left and right Atriums and Ventricles
pulmonary pump
right side of heart( oxygen poor)
systemic pump
left side of heart( oxygen rich)
cardiac cycle
period from beginning of one to end of next heart pump
contraction
systole
relaxation
diastole