Parts of the Blood
Functions
Heart and Lung
Anatomy
Blood Vessels
Vocabulary
100
The 4 parts of the blood.
What are plasma, platelets, red blood cells, and white blood cells?
100
In this part of the Respiratory System air is warmed, moistened, and filtered.
What is the nose?
100
The number of chambers in the human heart.
What is four?
100
These blood vessels carry blood away from the heart.
What are arteries?
100
These are small hairs found inside your body.
What are cilia?
200
These cells are responsible for carrying oxygen via hemoglobin.
What are red blood cells?
200
In the Circulatory System this part carries oxygen, nutrients, and waste.
What is the blood?
200
This is the number of lungs.
What is two?
200
These blood vessels carry blood from other parts of the body back to the heart.
What are veins?
200
These cells make up the heart muscle.
What are cardiac?
300
These cells help fight infections by attacking pathogens.
What are white blood cells?
300
These systems work with the Respiratory System. (name two)
What are the Circulatory, Muscular, Nervous, and Digestive?
300
The material that composes the lung.
What is spongy tissue?
300
These are the tiniest blood vessels, only one cell thick, where the exchange of gas and other materials takes place.
What are capillaries?
300
The name of the two tubes that lead to the lungs.
What are bronchi?
400
These cells help blood to clot. Without them, even a small cut can cause big problems.
What are platelets?
400
This muscle is smooth and expands and contracts about 14 times a minute.
What is the diaphragm?
400
This wall of muscle separates the left and right side of the heart.
What is the septum?
400
This is the largest artery, carrying blood from the left ventricle to all other parts of the body.
What is the aorta?
400
These small air sacs are where oxygen is transferred from the Respiratory System to the Circulatory System.
What are the alveoli?
500
This is the pale yellowish liquid in which all other blood cells are suspended
What is plasma?
500
This tissue blocks food from entering your lungs.
What is the epiglottis?
500
The part of the heart that prevents blood from flowing backward.
What is the valve?
500
This is the largest vein, which collects blood from all other parts of the body and returns it to the right atrium.
What is the vena cava?
500
This is the measure of how much pressure is exerted against the walls of the blood vessels with each heart beat.
What is blood pressure?
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