lungs
inspiration
blood that carries oxygen is called what
oxygenated blood
what muscle pumps blood
the heart
the flow of blood to the lungs is called what
pulmonary circulation
plasma is what color
yellow
another word for exhaling
expiration
almost all oxygen in blood is combined with what
hemoglobin
pulmonary veins pump blood which direction
toward the heart
the flow of oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the extremities is called what
systematic circulation
what are leukocytes
white blood cells
what happens to your diaphragm while inhaling
it contracts, goes down, and becomes flatter
what are the three stages of respiration
external, internal, and cellular
pulmonary arteries pump blood which direction
away from the heart
which takes longer, pulmonary or systematic circulation?
systematic circulation
what are the smallest components in blood
platelets
what happens to your diaphragm while exhaling
it relaxes, reducing the volume
the body uses oxygen in tissues to release every from what
glucose
the heart goes through what two stages in a heartbeat
one complete contraction and one complete relaxation cycle
goes to the lungs and picks up oxygen
how long does coagulation take
what are the smaller tubes that the bronchi branch into
bronchioles
the nerve cells in the part of the brain that controls breathing makes up what
the respiratory center
oxygenated blood leaves the left ventricle through what
the aorta
what does the heart rely on to control and monitor the cardiac cycle
the brain and nervous system
what are red blood cells called
erythrocytes