Systems
supports the body; provides attachment for muscles
What is the skeletal system?
What is the trunk?
50% of your blood is this straw-colored liquid
What is plasma?
small vessels where gas exchange takes place
What are capillaries?
lungs contain these 300 million tiny air sacs
What are alveoli?
breaks down and absorbs nutrients
What is the digestive system?
term referring to arms and legs
What are appendages?
this special protein transports oxygen
What is hemoglobin?
type of blood cells that transport oxygen
What are red blood cells?
double layered membrane around the lungs
What are pleura?
provides oxygen to the blood and removes CO2
What is the respiratory system?
group of organs functioning together for a certain task
What is a system?
large blood vessels carrying blood away from the heart
What are arteries?
circulation providing nutrients to the heart
What is coronary circulation?
dome shaped muscle that helps you breathe
What is the diaphragm?
transports nutrients, wastes, and gases
What is the cardiovascular system?
a group of tissues arranged to perform a certain function
What is an organ?
upper chambers of the heart
What are atria?
circulation transporting blood from lungs to heart
What is pulmonary circulation?
this side of your lungs is slightly larger than the other
What is the right side?
controls certain internal body functions
What is the endocrine system?
part of the human that scientists can not explain
What is the spirit/soul?
slippery membrane enclosing the heart
What is the pericardium?
material that causes blockage in the coronary arteries
What is plaque?
flap of tissue that covers the trachea while you swallow
What is the epiglottis?