Where to?
From the stomach to the
What is the small intestine?
Blood vessels that move oxygenated blood to the rest of the body
What are arteries?
Where food enters the body
What is the mouth?
Blood flows into the heart from veins through the
What is the right atrium?
Caused by blockage of the flow of blood to the heart
What is a heart attack?
From the small intestine to the
What is the large intestine?
The organ that is responsible for oxygenating the blood
What are the lungs?
Organ that produces insulin to regulate blood sugar
What is the pancreas?
When blood pressure is at its highest point (heart contracts to push blood into the arteries)
What is systolic pressure?
Caused by blockage or rupture in blood vessels in the brain
What is a stroke?
Bile from the liver to the
What is the gall bladder?
These help blood form clots at the site of a wound
What are platelets?
Average length of the small intestine
What is 7 meters?
Where oxygen rich blood enters the heart
What is the left atrium?
Caused by abnormally low levels of hemoglobin
What is anemia?
From the mouth to the
"Police" of the body (part of the immune system)
What are white blood cells?
This acid is present in the stomach to kill bacteria
What is HCl or hydrochloric acid?
When the heart relaxes to refill, blood pressure is at its lowest point
What is diastolic pressure?
One way to take care of the circulatory system
Limit fat intake, regular physical activity, avoid tobacco, manage stress
Veins from the body to the
The flow of blood from the heart to the lungs and from the lungs back to the heart
What is pulmonary circulation?
Muscle movement that moves food from the throat to the stomach
What is peristalsis?
Blood vessels where gas exchange takes place with cells
What are capillaries?
When the stomach's contents are forced back into the esophagus