Tube leading to either side of your lung
What is your bronchi
Tubes that carry blood away from the heart.
What are arteries?
Describe the appearance of a vein vs artery
Artery- thick, circular, flexible
Mr. De Stefani has been sitting with his students reading, he gets up and carries a tub of books to the front of the class room--his heart rate will increase or decrease?
What is increase?
Cells that carry oxygen in the blood?
red blood cells
What is the process that allows gas and materials to be exchanged between systems?
What is diffusion?
How is the respiratory system interdependent on the respiratory system?
respiratory is responsible for gas exchange while circulatory is transport the O2 and CO2
What is the connection of O2 and CO2 with cellular respiration?
O2 is necessary for CR to make ATP and CO2 is a waste product
What happens to the rib and diaphragm as you inhale?
ribs- expand
diaphragm- extend
The heart is made up of 4 chambers called
ventricles and atriums
FULL pathway of the circulatory system starting at the lungs to the body and back to the lungs
lung-PV-LA-LV- aorta-vena cava-RA-RV-PA- lung