Cardiovascular 1
Body parts include heart, blood, and __________
What are Blood vessels?
A muscular pump that rhythmically contracts to push blood throughout the body.
What is the heart?
The mascot of PTMS
Wildcats
To gather oxygen from the environment and transfer it to the body.
Respiratory system’s main role
The beginning of the respiratory system.
Mouth and Nose.
The main role of the cardiovascular system.
What is transporting oxygen around the body?
The heart is made up of this kind of muscle.
What is cardiac?
What is the name of the high school in Pittsgrove School District?
Arthur P Schalick
Another word for the throat.
Pharynx
Another word for the windpipe.
Trachea
220 - Your Age
Max Heart Rate
The heart beat is __________, or done without will or conscious control
Involuntary
The mascot of our high school
Cougars
The lungs main job
Remove oxygen from the air and pass it into your blood
Lung capacity ______ as you get older.
decreases
_____ transport blood back to the heart.
Veins
________ gathers blood coming to the heart.
Atrium
Tests are worth what % of your grade?
40%
Wash hands, avoid crowds during flu season, consider vaccinations are ways to _______
Prevent infection
Swelling, irritation and pain are symptoms of what
Inflammation
High blood pressure, overweight, and lack of exercise are examples of what.
Risk factors for Cardiovascular disease.
_______ pumps the blood out to the rest of the body.
Ventricle
What sports does PTMS offer?
Track and Field & Cross Country
________ are 12 to 13 times more likely to die from COPD than _________.
Smokers and Nonsmokers
Aspiration
substances in lungs