Parts and Functions
How many chambers do mammals have?
four
what contains vocal chords
The larynx
Air passes through these two parts
Pharynx and larynx
What organs are vital for oxygen exchange?
Lungs
part of body responsible for smell
nasal cavity
What is blood low in and at the same time high in?
Low in oxygen
high carbon dioxide
Small tube-like structures that carry blood and tissues throughout the body.
Arteries
What part of the Respiratory system does the carbon dioxide and oxygen exchange actual take place.
Alveoli
Provides oxygen to tissues and removal of carbon dioxide, control temperature and voice production (“talking”, squealing, mooing, etc.)
What are the functions of the respiratory system?
What part of the body connects the trachea to each lung
What are bronchi?
Part of the body that draws in air
nostrils
connects larynx to bronchi
trachea
Air and food passes through here
pharynx
Supplies body tissues with nourishment, collect waste materials from body tissues, transport hormones and cells of the immune system.
What are the functions of the Circulatory system?
vessels that exchange nutrients, oxygen, carbon dioxide, waste products, etc. from the arteries and/or veins.
capillaries
Small tube-like structures that carry blood to the heart from organs and tissues.
What are veins?
Muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen
What is the diaphragm?
Major involuntary muscle that pumps blood throughout the circulatory system