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The muscle that pumps blood.
What is the lung disease that makes the lining of the bronchial tubes swollen and painful?
bronchitis
Disease in which the air sacs (alveoli) fill with liquid.
Pneumonia
Disorder that makes the bronchial tubes narrow and swollen.
asthma
What is injury or death from electricity called?
electrocution
What is the body system that moves substances throughout the body?
circulatory system
What causes a stroke?
When cholesterol builds up inside the blood vessel walls and causes a lack of blood to the brain.
What causes high blood pressure?
When cholesterol builds up in the blood vessel walls and the force against the blood vessel walls is too great.
What causes cholesterol build up in the blood vessels?
Eating too many foods with high saturated fat, cholesterol, or sodium.
alveoli
emphysema
Lung disease in which the cells in the lungs grow out of control.
lung cancer
What is in heart-healthy food?
Fiber, other nutrients, little to no cholesterol, sodium, or saturated fats
One of the two tubes that leads from the trachea to the lungs.
bronchial tube
What is the tube that leads from the throat toward the lungs?
trachea
What is the force of blood against the walls of the blood vessels?
blood pressure
tiny blood vessel that carries blood to cells
capillary
What is the process of taking in oxygen and removing carbon dioxide?
Respiration
What is the body system that takes oxygen from the air and removes carbon dioxide from the body?
respiratory system
Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
artery
blood vessel that carries blood back toward the heart
vein
tube that carries blood throughout the body.
blood vessel