Structures
Blood
Gas exchange/ circulation
Health
Grab Bag
100
Millions of tiny air sacs surrounded by capillaries
What is Alveoli
100
This is the main component of blood
What is water
100
The site of gas exchange must be this to allow for gas exchange (2 things)
What is thin and moist
100
This is a measurement of your heart rate
What is Pulse
100
This type of blood pressure has thick walls and is under pressure, it often carries oxygenated blood
What is an Artery?
200
Tiny air tubes extend throughout the body. Often found in insects
What is a Tracheal system
200
These cells carry oxygen
What is Red blood cells
200
Fish blood travels in the opposite direction of water passing over the gills, allows for efficient diffusion
What is counter current exchange
200
A blockage in a blood vessel that prevents blood from reaching the brain
What is a stroke?
200
The purpose of valves in the heart and veins
What is prevent blood from flowing backwards
300
The name for the location of the vocal cords
What is the larynx
300
These cells help protect your body from infections
What is White blood cells
300
There is always a lower concentration of O2 in cells because____
What is oxygen is used in cellular respiration.
300
When exercising, describe why heart rate speeds up
CO2 levels in the blood rise, so heart rate speeds up to get CO2 out and replace with Oxygen
300
When you inhale, this organ moves down while your rib cage expands
What is the diaphram
400
These are the smallest of the blood vessels, where diffusion of materials into and out of cells occurs
What is capillaries
400
These cells create clots when a blood vessel is broken
What is Platelets
400
Blood in this organism does not pass back through the "heart" before going out to the body
What is a fish
400
A person with kidney failure may need to be treated with
What is Dialysis
400
The order of organs that a breath of air would travel through on the way to your lungs
What is Oral/nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli
500
The flow of blood through the heart starting at the Superior/inferior vena cava, ending at the aorta. (do not need valves)
What is Superior/inferior vena cava, R. Atrium, R. Ventricle, Pulmonary artery, Lung, Pulmonary vein, L. Atrium, L. Ventricle, Aorta
500
The protein responsible for binding to Oxygen
What is Hemoglobin
500
When reading blood pressure, the top number is called______ and describes when the heart is ________
What is Systolic? heart contracting
500
Diabetes is most associated with an excess of this nutrient in their blood and urine
What is glucose
500
A yeast cell, no matter if it is in aerobic or anaerobic conditions will always do this process as part of metabolism?
What is glycolysis
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