Cardiovascular
System
System
Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
What are pulmonary arteries?
the liquid part of the blood
What is plasma?
a tough, slippery membrane that encloses the heart
Pericardium
the part of a tooth covered by enamel
What is the crown?
A membrane lining the nasal cavity
What is a mucous membrane?
The largest artery of the body
What is the aorta?
the type of blood cells that transport oxygen
What are red blood cells?
the flow of blood between the heart and all parts of the body
What is systemic circulation?
The largest internal organ of the body
What is the liver?
The breathing muscle
What is the diaphragm?
The wall that separates the heart into left and right sides
What is the septum?
blood fragments that clot the blood
What are platelets?
the number of muscles that we have
What is over 600?
Inside the dentin that provides nourishment to the tooth
What is the pulp?
The number of lobes of the left lung
What is 2?
prevents blood from backing up in the heart
What are valves?
Blood cells that are part of our immune system
What are white blood cells?
the exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and wastes through capillaries
What is diffusion?
parts of the small intestine
What are duodenum, jejunum, and ileum?
air sacs in the lungs are called this
What are alveoli?
the lower chamber of the heart
What are ventricles?
blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart to the lungs
What are pulmonary arteries?
Saliva contains enzymes that break down starch into this
What are sugars?
the food tube from the mouth to the stomach
What is the esophagus?
the nerve that controls the diaphragm
What is the phrenic nerve?