Where in the Heart?
What are the names of the upper chambers of the heart?
Atrium/Atria
This carries blood away from the heart
Arteries
Erythrocytes are also known as?
Red blood cell
The two possible starting pathways of air to our body.
Nose and mouth
Angina Pectoris is a condition that affects which organ?
Heart
What ventricle carries blood to the lungs for re-oxygenation?
Right ventricle
This carries blood back into the heart.
Veins
About 50% of your blood is actually made of a water-based fluid called?
Plasma
Your throat is also known as the?
Pharynx
This is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways which leads to the narrowing of the air tract.
Asthma
This is the name of the largest artery of the body that is attached to the heart.
Aorta
This is the process where the capillaries and body cells are able to transfer resources and waste products through the cell walls by passing through them.
Diffusion
Platelets, which prevents blood from being contaminated when we get wounded by clotting, is also known as?
Thrombocytes
When swallowing food, the _____ closes off the entrance to the trachea in an effort to prevent choking on food.
Epiglottis
Alveoli
What structure ensures that blood doesn't flow back to previous chambers/vessels?
Valves
These are the largest veins, and both are attached to the right atrium.
Superior and inferior vena cava
What is the function of leukocytes?
To protect the body from foreign material
Why is the trachea cartilage C-shaped instead of a simple circular tube?
For flexibility and stretching
What bacteria causes tubercolosis?
Mycobacterium tubercolosis
Which two chambers carry oxygen-rich blood?
Left Atrium and Left Ventricle
Which organs of both the circulatory system and the respiratory system interact with one another during gas exchange of O2 and CO2?
Capillaries and Alveoli
The name of the protein that contains iron, which in turn is the reason why blood is red in color.
Hemoglobin
The trachea divides into how many bronchi?
Two?
What disease is a type of cancer that affects white blood cells causing the body’s first line of defense to not be effective?
Leukemia