Large vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from he heart
What are arteries
100
Force that blood exerts against the wall of a blood vessel
What is blood pressure
100
A liquid connective tissue that has two primary functions that include oxygen transport to the cells of the body and remove carbon dioxide from the cells
What is blood
100
Tube of cartilage about 12cm long lined with cilia and mucus
What is the trachea
100
Exchange of gases between the air and the blood
What is external respiration
200
Less muscular vessel than an artery that carries deoxygenated blood to the heart
What are veins
200
Pressure of blood when ventricles contract
What is systolic pressure
200
A sticky, straw-color fluid that is 90% water; includes metabolites, nutrients, waste, salts, and proteins
What is blood plasma
200
Passageway for food and air
What is the pharynx (throat)
200
Exchange of gases between the blood and the cells of the body
What is internal respiration
300
Extremely thin vessels that function to supply tissues with components of blood and also to remove waste from the surrounding cells
What are capillaries
300
Pressure when ventricles relax
What is diastolic pressure
300
Formed in red bone marrow, transports oxygen to the cells of the body, also called erythrocytes
What are red blood cells
300
Flap of tissue that covers the trachea when swallowing food
What is the epiglottis
300
Inhalation of oxygen, exhalation of carbon dioxide, smell and speech
What are the functions of the respiratory system
400
Smaller vessel than a vein that collects blood from tissues
What is a venule
400
High blood pressure; places a higher than normal strain on the walls of the arteries
What is hypertension
400
Formed in red bone marrow, but travels to the lymph nodes, tonsils, thymus gland, and spleen to mature; also called leukocytes
What are white blood cells
400
Large, curved bones in the nasal cavity that control flow of inhaled air
What are the nasal conchae
400
Membranes in the nasal cavity that warm and moisten air
What is mucus
500
Low blood pressure
What is hypotension
500
Essential for blood clotting, fragments of larger blood cells, also called thrombocytes