Circulatory System
Which chamber of the heart receives deoxygenated blood from the superior vena cava
Right Atrium
What are the 4 blood vessels attached to the heart?
Aorta, Superior & Inferior Vena Cava,
Pulmonary Artery, Pulmonary Veins
A vessel that carries blood away from the heart
Artery
The tiny air tubes in the lungs that end in the air sacs are?
Bronchioles
A vessel that carries blood towards the heart
Vein
List the path a drop of blood would take through the heart, starting in the Inferior Vena Cava
Inferior Vena Cava, R. Atrium, Tricuspid Valve, R. Ventricle, Pulmonary Valve, Pulmonary artery, Lungs, Pulmonary veins, L. Atrium, Bicuspid, L. Ventricle, Aortic Valve, Aorta
When ventricles contract, they increase the pressure of blood in which blood vessels?
Arteries
Flap that covers the larynx when we swallow to prevent food/drink from entering the lungs
Epiglottis
Also known as air sacs and is the place of oxygen diffusion into the blood and carbon dioxide out of the blood.
Alveoli
What are the 4 valves in the heart?
Tricuspid, Bicuspid, Pulmonary Valve, Aortic Valve
Air is forced into the lungs by the contraction of which muscle?
Diaphragm
What fights infection in the body?
White blood cells
What is the primary function of our red blood cells?
To carry oxygen to the body and remove carbon dioxide from the body.
Main organ of the respiratory system
Lungs
All arteries carry Oxygenated blood, EXCEPT which one?
Pulmonary artery
Compare the walls of arteries to the walls of veins.
Arteries have thicker walls than veins
Wall of the heart which separates the left and right sides
Septum
Which blood vessels function is gas an nutrient exchange?
Capillaries
Which blood vessels have valves in them?
Veins
All Veins carry Deoxygenate blood, EXCEPT
Pulmonary veins
What is the functions of valves in the heart?
To prevent the back flow of blood.
The biological term for voice box.
Larynx
The biological term for the windpipe.
Trachea
The blood is taken to these organs to filter out liquid waste that is made from cells.
Kidneys
Pulmonary means?
Lungs