Vocab I
the red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins of humans and other vertebrate animals, carrying oxygen to and carbon dioxide from the tissues of the body.
Each of the pair of organs situated within the rib cage, consisting of elastic sacs with branching passages into which air is drawn so that oxygen can pass into the blood and carbon dioxide can be removed.
the food you eat gets transported through the blood around to the different parts of the body.
is an organ system that permits blood to circulate and transport nutrients throughout the body.
a colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds by respiration
a colorless, odorless reactive gas, the chemical element of atomic number 8, and the life supporting component of the air.
the marrow inside the bones produces red and white blood cells, which are part of the bloodstream.
deliver blood to the tissues and other systems of the body.
a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
movement to and fro or around something, especially that of fluid in a closed system
the deoxygenated blood moves to the lungs where it picks up oxygen to transport to cells, and brings back waste to be discarded by exhaling.
Any of the tubes forming part of the blood circulation system of the body, carrying in most cases oxygen-depleted blood toward the heart.
a tubular structure carrying blood through the tissues and organs; a vein, artery, or capillary
the heart is a muscle that expands and contracts to pump blood
any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules.
Capillaries
Any of the muscular-walled tubes forming part of the circulation system by which blood (mainly that which has been oxygenated) is conveyed from the heart to all parts of the body.
the hormones made by this system use the bloodstream to travel through the body.
the system delivers oxygen to surrounding cells. The blood, in turn, is needed for many jobs around the body.
Arteriosclerosis