The Heart
large blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
What are arteries?
the part of blood that transports oxygen to the other cells of the body
What are red blood cells?
the system's major function is to exchange oxygen from the air with carbon dioxide from the blood
What is the respiratory system?
the lung that has three lobes
What is the right lung?
this is the name for the throat
What is the pharynx?
the place where the exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and wastes between blood and your body's cells occur
What are capillaries?
straw-colored liquid which makes up 50% of the blood
What is plasma?
the 300 million tiny air sacs in the lungs
What are the alveoli?
the circulation that transports blood back and forth between lungs and heart
What is pulmonary circulation?
the name for the voice box
What is the larynx?
Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart
What are veins?
What are platelets?
the muscle that helps you breather by contracting to create more space in your thoracic cavity
What is the diaphragm?
the place where the lungs are located
What is the thoracic cavity?
the windpipe
What is the trachea?
a slippery membrane that encloses the heart preventing the heart's chambers from rubbing together
What is the pericardium?
the three main parts/components of blood
What is
plasma,
white blood cells and platelets,
and red blood cells
the place where the lungs are located
What is the thoracic cavity?
the "breathing muscle"
What is the diaphragm?
What is the largest artery in the body?
What is the aorta?
the system name whereby food, water, and oxygen are supplied and waste removed through the blood
a thin, double-layered membrane that encases the lungs
What are the pleura?
the heart
What is the cardiac muscle?