Respiratory System
Rapidly delivers oxygen to the tissue, removes carbon dioxide waste from cells, and regulates pH
respiratory system
responsible for carrying oxygen from the lungs throughout the circulatory system
red blood cells
transport blood toward the heart
thinner than arteries
veins
circulatory system
structures in blood that are responsible for clotting
platelets
loss of blood due to injury or disease
bleeding
Most important part of the respiratory system
lungs
responsible for fighting disease and removing harmful substances from the body
white blood cells
type of analysis that determines the number of red and white cells and hemoglobin in blood
blood count
liquid in the circulatory system of an organism
blood
process of testing blood to determine its characteristics
blood analysis
liquid substance in which various solid materials are suspended and moved about
plasma
nostrils, nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, and trachea
parts of the respiratory system
Surprise!
If one person from each table can tell me one thing they learned from our Circulatory & Respiratory System unit (duplicates not allowed), everyone gets the chance to ask for the correct answer for one of the test questions (written questions not included).
Well done!
microscopic blood vessels with a wall formed of one layer of simple squamous cells
capillaries
four-chambered, hollow muscle used to pump blood, comprised of ventricles and atrias
heart
carry blood away from the heart, accommodate increase in blood volume
arteries
soft substance in the middle of bones and may be red or yellow
marrow
controls inspiration and expiration of air and prevents inhalation of foreign objects
larynx
condition caused by inadequate iron
anemia
kind of analysis that is used in genetic studies
blood typing
when an organisms is given blood that has been taken from an animal with the same blood type
blood transfusion
condition in the blood caused by the presence of bacteria or fungi that cause disease
blood poisoning
compound that produces a response within the body of an organisms - endocrine glands
Daily Double
hormones
the trachea divides into ____ within the lungs
bronchi
5 roles of blood in an organism
transportation of oxygen and carbon dioxide, protection against disease, transportation of hormones, transportation of nutrients and wastes, and regulation of heat
complex process initiated by injured tissues giving off signals indicating that bleeding is occurring
coagulation
kind of protein that destroys bacteria, viruses, and other substances that invade the body
antibody
protein part of the blood carrying oxygen
hemoglobin
clotting factors result in the formation of sticky strands
fibrin