The Heart
What type of muscle is your heart made of?
Cardiac
As you breathe in, your diaphragm moves in which direction?
What is the main organ in the respiratory system? Hint we have two.
Lungs
Which type of blood cell carries oxygen?
Red Blood Cells
Blood carries ____ _____ away from the body.
Carbon dioxide (waste)
True or False? The right lung is smaller than the left.
False, the left lung is smaller because of the heart.
What is your voice box called?
Larynx
Which type of blood cells fight infection?
White blood cells
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What are the tiny air sacs that give us the breathable surface of a tennis court?
Alveoli
These cells help clot blood to stop any bleeding.
Platelets
Which blood vessels carry blood away from the heart to the body?
Arteries
Which blood type is the universal donor?
O
List the three parts of the circulatory system.
Blood, heart, blood vessels
What are the two tubes that branch off from the trachea and can cause a bad cough if inflammed?
Bronchi
This blood vessel connects arteries and veins and allows for gas exchange to take place between the heart and body.
Capillaries