Lungs
sunshine vitamin
vitamin D
the process by which air enters and leaves your body
respiration
the worst disease caused by smoking
lung cancer
The expanding of arteries after each heartbeat
pulse
the pressure of blood against the arteries
blood pressure
Separates chest cavity and abdominal cavity
diaphragm
windpipe
trachea
the moist lining of the nasal passages
mucous membrane
help fight pathogens
antibodies
smallest blood vessels
capillaries
voice box
larynx
hairlike forms which filter dust and pathogens when you breath
cilia
cardiac muscles
fight off infection
white blood cells
carry blood to the heart
veins
These branch from trachea to lungs
bronchi
located behind the nasal passages
adenoids
an upper chamber of the heart
atrium
a lower chamber of the heart
ventricles
two large veins that enter the heart
venae cavae
Expand like tiny balloons to hold air
alveoli
throat
pharynx
How far does the blood travel in our bodies
60,000 miles
amount of blood in a child
3 quarts
HELP the clotting of the blood; not the actual scab
platelets