Respiratory System 1
smaller branches from the bronchi that enter the lungs
Bronchioles
A vessel that carries blood away from the heart
Artery
from the air sacs/alveoli, where does the oxygen pass into the blood from which blood vessel?
the capillaries
A vessel that carries blood towards the heart
Vein
What are the 4 Blood Types?
•Type A
•Type B
•Type AB
Type O
If you were to lay them rolled out, which intestine is longer ?
Small Intestine
Physical activity causes breathing rate to do what?
Increase
The voicebox
larynx
The chamber of the heart receiving deoxygenated blood from the superior vena cava
Right Atrium
This process is the result of air rushing into the lungs
Inhalation
Connects arteries to veins and are responsible for exchanging gases within the body.
Capillaries
The blood type is considered "universal"
O negative
What is mechanical digestion?
Breaking down of materials by breaking, tearing, crushing and mashing
Bile is stored in which organ?
Gall Bladder
During inhalation what does the diaphragm do?
Contracts
Normal range of heart rate for an adult
60-100
Hollow organ that allows you to talk and make sounds when air moves in and out
the Larynx
Wall of the heart which separates the left and right sides
Septum
What chamber pumps oxygenated blood to the organs of the body
Left Ventricle
What is the main function of the large intestines?
Absorbs water
What enzyme breaks down proteins into amino acids in the digestive system?
Pepsin
where oxygen and carbon dioxide change places in the lungs
the alveoli/air sacs
What circuit carries blood from the heart to the body tissues and back. Also, drops off O2 and picks up CO2.
Systemic Circuit
The part of the respiratory system that is connected to the nose and mouth and is shared with the digestive system.
Pharynx
Which circuit carries blood from the heart to the lungs and back. Also, picks up O2 and releases CO2.
Pulmonary Circuit
The valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle
Mitral or Bicuspid Valve
Name the 4 accessory glands that aid in digestion
Liver, pancreas, gallblader and salivary glands.
Where does mechanical and chemical digestion take place?
Stomach and Mouth
What are the tiny balloon-like sacs that look like bunches of grapes where carbon dioxide in the blood is exchanged for oxygen?
Alveoli
What are the 3 layers of the heart?
1.Epicardium
2.Myocardium
3.Endocardium
What are the two forms of Metabolism?
Anabolism and Catabolism
What are the antigens present on the AB blood type and the O blood type?
Type AB= has both A and B antigens
Type O= has neither A nor B antigens
What is in saliva that begins the breakdown of carbohydrates?
Amylase
What is the movement or contraction of the muscles around the esophagus to allow food to pass through?
Peristalsis