Blood Vessels
Tubelike structures that include the arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venues, and veins
What are blood vessels?
The main source of blood supply to the head, face and neck
What are the common carotid arteries?
A viral factor to the circulatory and immune systems and is made up of the liver, lymph, lymph nodes, thymus gland, spleen, and lymph vessels
What is the lymphatic/immune system?
The system that enables breathing, and consists of the lungs are air passages
What is the respiratory system?
Thick walled, muscular, flexible tubes that carry oygenated blood away from the heart to the arterioles
What are arteries?
The two principal veins on each side of the neck are called:
What are the internal jugular vein and external jugular vein?
Clear, yellowish fluid that circulates in the lymph spaces and carries waste and impurities away from the cells
What is lymph?
Spongy tissues composed of microscopic cells in which inhaled air is exchanged for carbon dioxide during one breath
What are the lungs?
The larders artery in the body is called:
What is the aorta?
Vein located at the side of the neck to collect blood from the brain and parts of the face and neck
What is the internal jugular vein?
A group of specialized glands that affect the growth, development, sexual activities, and state of health in the entire body
What is the endocrine system?
Small vessels that connect the capillaries to the veins
What are venules?
Vein located on the side of the neck that carries blood returning to the heart from the head, face and neck
What are the external jugular veins?
Specialized organs that produce chemicals, including hormones, necessary for various body systems to function optimally
What are glands?
The system that is responsible for purifying the body by eliminating waste matter
What is the excretory system?
Thin walled blood vessels that connect the smaller arteries to venules
What are capillaries?
The system that includes the reproductive organs in both male and females
What is the reproductive system?