Thin-walled blood vessels called "capillaries" are so small that blood cells flow through them in single file. Gases, nutrients, and wastes are exchanged through the thin walls of capillaries. Capillaries form branches that connect to arteries and veins.
The pumping action of the heart has two main periods: a period of relaxation called the "diastole," and a period of contraction called "systole."
From the left ventricle, oxygen-rich blood enters the largest artery in the body, the aorta. Arteries stemming off the aorta carry oxygen-rich blood to all parts of the body.
The heart is made up of four main chambers or hollow compartments. The septum, a thick wall of tissue, separates the hearts' right side and left side. Right and left is referred to as if the heart were in your own body.
Your body also has a vast network of pipelike structures called "blood vessels" that transport blood.
Platelets consist of cell fragments that play a key role in blood clotting. Through a series of reactions, platelets help weave a net across a cut or injury. Without clotting, you'd bleed to death.
If you place your fingers on the underside of your wrist, you can feel blood pulsing in an artery. Veins, another type of blood vessel, return oxygen-depleted blood to the heart.
The two main types of blood cells include red blood cells and white blood cells.
A person with type AB blood has both carbohydrates, and a person with type O blood has neither of these carbohydrates
A person that has blood type A has the type of A carbohydrate in their blood cells,
A person that has blood type B has the B-type carbohydrate in their blood cells
A person with type O blood has neither type A or B carbohydrates
Veins, another type of blood vessel, return oxygen-depleted blood to the heart.
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