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title: BIOL01113 Vocabulary Assignment 4
author: Aidan Sharpe
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# Atrium
A chamber in the heart that receives blood from veins.

# Ventricle
A chamber in the heart that pumps blood into arteries.

# Artery
A large blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.

# Vein
A large blood vessel that carries blood towards the heart.

# Capillary
A narrow blood vessel that carries blood to and from individual cells.

# Systemic circuit
The main cardiovascular circuit that transports blood to and from most of the body.

# Pulmonary circuit
The cardiovascular circuit that transports blood to and from the lungs.

# Erythrocytes
Cells that are specialized to transport oxygen and carbon dioxide.
 
# Leucocytes
Immune cells also known as white blood cells.
 
# Platelets
One of the major components of blood responsible for creating clots and stopping bleeding.