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| The resistance to flow and alteration of shape due to cohesion |
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| The fluid portion of the blood, which is mostly water |
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| The cells and cell parts of blood produced by the bone marrow |
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| Red blood cells which carry the oxygen in blood |
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| White blood cells which perform various defensive functions in blood |
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| Cell fragments in blood which help prevent blood loss |
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| Passage of any formed element of blood through the blood vessel and into the tissue spaces |
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| Attraction of cells to chemical stimuli |
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| The process by which the formed elements of blood are made in the body |
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| The process by which the body stops blood loss |
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| Proteins in blood plasma which help initiate the blood coagulation process |
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| Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart |
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| Tiny, thin-walled blood vessels that allow the exchange of gases and nutrients between the blood and cells |
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| Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart |
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| Circulation of the blood over the air sacs of the lungs |
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| Circulation of the blood through the other tissues of the body |
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| The phase of the cardiac cycle in which the ventricles contract |
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| The phase in the cardiac cycle in which the ventricles relax |
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| One complete round of systole and diastole |
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| The smallest arteries that still have three tunics |
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| Small veins that do not have three tunics but instead have only an endothelium, a basement membrane, and a few smooth muscle cells |
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