Circulatory
The pump of the circulatory system
What is The Heart?
Where does digestion process begin
What is the Mouth?
Colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that you breathe in
When pressure in blood vessels is elevated (high)
What is HTN (hypertension), high blood pressure?
Orthopnea
Shortness of breath while lying down
The biggest artery in the body
What is the Aorta?
The condition in which all the body systems are balanced and working at their best
What is homeostasis?
The body taking in oxygen and removing carbon dioxide by inhalation and expiration
What is Respiration?
Chronic, progressive disease that leads to breathing difficulties due to obstruction of airway
What is COPD (Chronic Obstructive pulmonary disease?
Ischemia
What is lack of blood supply to an area?
_____ pumps unoxygenated blood back to the heart
What is the veins?
Due to a common change in digestion from aging body waste will move more slowly through the intestines causing
What is constipation?
Where gas exchange happens in the lungs
A chronic condition in which liquid contents of stomach come back up into the esophagus causing burning.
What is GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)?
What is thrombus?
The 4 chambers of the heart
What is Right Atrium, Right Ventricle, Left Atrium, Left Ventricle?
Where does food go once it leaves the esophagus
This acts like a lid and shuts off the larynx during the swallowing process
When all or part of the blood flow to the heart muscle is blocked, no oxygen can reach the cells and waste cannot be removed the muscle dies and it is called this.
What is Myocardial Infarction (MI,Heart attack?)
A condition in which the heart muscle is damaged and fails to pump effectively
What is Congestive Heart Failure?
This is the phase of the heart at rest
What is diastole?
Functions of digestive system include, Ingestion, digestion,_________, and elimination
What is absorption?
Air travels here after passing through the trachea
What is the bronchi?
Inflammation of the lungs caused by an infection. The alveoli (air sacs) fill with pus and other liquid.
What is pneumonia?
Tiny grape like sacs in the lungs where the gas exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide happens
What is Alveoli?