Circulatory System
The main organ of the circulatory system. It is a muscle that pumps blood through your blood vessels.
What is the heart?
Carry oxygen to cells and carbon dioxide away from cells.
What is red blood cells?
Works with the heart to remove carbon dioxide from the blood and provides it with oxygen. The main organ of the respiratory.
What is Lungs?
Two main branches of the trachea, leading directly to the lungs. They take oxygen from the trachea and transport it to the alveoli.
What is bronchial tubes?
Functions to obtain oxygen and eliminate carbon dioxide.
The yellow liquid part of the blood that carries cells and platelets.
What is the platelets?
Carries DEOXYGENATED blood full of carbon dioxide form other parts of the body back to the heart.
What is Vein?
The tube that connects the south and nasal passages with the esophagus.
What is pharynx?
The tiny branches of air tubes that go from the bronchial tubes to the alveoli.
What is bronchiole?
Where the air enters the respiratory system and is warmed and moistened, hairs keep some dust out
What is nose?
Transport blood throughout your body.
What is blood vessels?
Cells in the blood that fight off germs.
What is white blood cells?
The tube that brings air we breathe into the bronchial tubes, also known as the. "wind pipe".
What is trachea?
They tiny air sacs that give oxygen to the capillaries.
What is alveoli?
Connects the nose to the pharynx, lined with a mucus membrane and cilia
What is nasal passage?
Allow blood to clot (this allows bleeding to stop).
What is platelets?
The smallest vessels, they transport blood from arteries to veins.
What is capillary?
A tube shaped organ in the neck that contains the vocal cords.
What is larynx?
The large domed shaped sheet of muscle that helps control breathing, and helps you take in air.
What is diaphragm?
Connects the nasal passages to the trachea, the throat, braces into the esophagus (to stomach) and trachea (to lungs).
What is pharynx?
Carries OXYGENATED blood away from the heart and to your cells.
What is artery?
3 things that transport blood throughout your body.
What is capillaries, blood, vessels, and arteries?
The flap that covers the trachea during swallowing, so that food does not enter the lungs.
What is epiglottis?
The tube that leads from the mouth to the stomach.
What is esophagus?
A cartilage flap covering the glottis, the opening into the trachea, prevents food from entering the trachea.
What is epiglottis?