Circulatory
Vein
What vessel carries blood away from the heart?
Atrium
What are the "holding" or top chambers of the heart?
Arteriosclerosis
What is hardening of the arteries?
Lungs
What are the organs for breathing?
Ribs
What are the bones that protect the lungs?
Artery
What vessel carries oxygenated blood back to the body?
Ventricle
What is a lower chamber or pumping chamber of the heart?
Tachycardia
What is a rapid heartbeat?
Diaphragm
What is the muscle for breathing?
Epiglottis
What is the flap that covers the trachea when swallowing?
Heart
What is the organ that pumps blood to the body?
4
What is the number of chambers a human heart contains?
Aneurysm
What is a weakening of a vessel wall leading to a ballooning and potential rupture of the vessel such as a stroke?
Bronchi
What are the two main "pipes" that carry air into the lungs?
Trachea
What is the windpipe (airway)?
Nutrients
What are food substances necessary for life?
Aorta
What is the largest vessel in the body?
Myocardial infarction
What is the medical term for a heart attack?
Respiration
What is the process of breathing in and out?
Warms and moistens the air we breathe.
What is the nose?
Valves
What are structures in the heart and veins that keep blood flowing in one direction?
Capillary
What is the smallest vessel in the body?
Hypertension
What is high blood pressure?
16-20
What is a normal amount of respirations per minute?
Alveoli
What are the grapelike structures where air exchange occurs?