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Vocab 1
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100

What is the function of the circulatory system?

A) Absorb energy from nutrients

B) Transports oxygen and nutrients to cells

C) Transport salt out of body

D) Transport waste products to body cells

B) Transports oxygen and nutrients to cells


100

Uncontrolled cell growth in lung tissue can lead to persistent cough, shortness of breath, bronchitis, or pneumonia, can lead to death.

A) Bronchitis

B) Lung cancer

C) Pneumonia

D) Pulmonary tuberculosis

E) Emphysema

F) Asthma

B) Lung cancer

100

Largest blood vessels to heart

Vein

100

Which of the following is not part of the passageway that air travels through in the respiratory system?

A) Atrium

B) Trachea

C) Bronchi

D) Nasal passages

A) Atrium

100

Which causes an increase in the breathing rate?

A) High concentration of oxygen in the blood

B) High concentration of blood in the lung capillaries

C) High concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood

D) Low concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood

C) High concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood

200

A cell fragment used to help form a blood clot is called a ____.

Platelet

200

The function of the respiratory system is to sustain cellular _____.

Respiration

200

Protein used during blood clotting

Fibrin

200

A group of cells called the ___ causes the heart to contract.

A) Vena cava

B) Atrium

C) Pacemaker

D) Platelet

C) Pacemaker

200

Red blood cells transport oxygen attached to which components?

A) Nuclei

B) Plasma membranes

C) Hemoglobin

D) Nitrogen

C) Hemoglobin

300

Which vessels carry blood away from the heart?

A) Arteries

B) Veins

C) Capillaries

D) Lymphatics

A) Arteries

300

The circulatory system consists of three parts: the blood, the heart, and the blood vessels

A) True

B) False

True

300

Mechanical movement of air in & out of lung

Breathing

300

Hairlike structures called ____ line the nasal passages.

A) Bronchioles

B) Alveoli

C) Cilia

D) Filters

C) Cilia

300

Condition of blocked arteries

Atherosclerosis

400

Which blood type donor can give blood to a patient with type A blood?

A) AB

B) O

C) A & B

D) A & O

D) A & O

400

Large tubes that enter each lung from the trachea

A) Mouth or nose

B) Trachea

C) Bronchi

D) Bronchioles

E) Alveoli

C) Bronchi

400

Alternate expansion & relaxation by left ventricle

Pulse

400

What causes oxygen to diffuse from the lungs into the capillaries?

A) Equal oxygen concentration in lungs and capillaries

B) Oxygen concentration is lower in lungs

C) Oxygen concentration is lower in capillaries

D) Blood from pulmonary arteries is high in oxygen

C) Oxygen concentration is lower in capillaries
400

What causes inhalation during breathing?

A) Air is released from lungs

B) Shrinking of chest cavity

C) Relaxation of rib and diaphram muscles

D) Contraction of rib and diaphram muslces

D) Conctraction of rib and diaphram muscles

500

Oxygen being passed from the blood to a bicep muscle is an example of ____.

Internal respiration

500

The blood pressure caused by contraction of the heart is called _____.

Systole

500

Sends signals that cause atria to contract

Sinoatrial node

500

The exchange of gases between the blood and body's cells is called ____.

A) External respiration

B) Internal respiration

C) Bronchial respiration

D) Exhalation

B) Internal respiration

500

4 Functions of the circulatory system

Transport oxygen, produce disease fighting materials, blood clotting, distributes heat