System
the function of the heart
What is to pump blood?
the tiny air sacs in the lungs
What are alveoli?
dome shaped muscle that contracts to begin breathing process
What is the diaphragm?
the 5 main parts of the circulatory system
What are the heart, arteries, veins, capillaries and blood?
the passage from the mouth to the larynx and esophagus; also called the throat.
What is the pharynx?
condition in which some heart muscle cells have died
What is a heart attack?
he thin walled blood vessels; the vessels that move blood away from heart; and the vessels that move blood toward the heart
What are capillaries, arteries, and veins?
what thick elastic walls allow large arteries to do
What is expand and contract due to blood pressure?
the names of the upper and lower chambers of the heart
What is the upper is atrium and the lower is ventricle?
Describe the flow of blood through the body starting with the left atrium.
What is left atrium, left ventricle, to the body, back to right atrium, right ventricle, to the lungs?
The 6 parts of the lymphatic system.
What is lymph, lymph vessels, lymph nodes, thymus, spleen, tonsils?