Circulatory, Nervous, and Respiratory System Test Flashcards
Arteries carry _____ from the heart throughout the body.
Blood
___________ are the smallest blood vessels.
Capillaries
_______________________ measures the pressure in the arteries when the heart beats/contracts.
Systolic Blood Pressure
What are the three parts of the circulatory system?
Heart, blood vessels, and blood
Blood returns to the heart through the __________________ (if blood is coming from the head or arms), or the __________________ (if the blood is coming from the legs, abdomen, or chest).
Superior vena cava, inferior vena cava
The _____ is the largest artery in the body.
Aorta
Blood pressure is given in two numbers, what are they?
Sistolic and Diastolic
The Circulatory System is also called the ____________________.
Cardiovascular system
__________________ is a group of organs and tissues that act as transfer stations carrying needed materials to cells and removing their waste products.
Circulatory system
_____ are the blood vessels that carry oxygen poor blood back to the heart.
Veins
______________ is the force of the blood pushing against the walls of the arteries.
Blood Pressure
________ are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
Arteries
________________________ measures the pressure in the arteries between heartbeats.
Diastolic blood pressure
The Motor Nerves controls the voluntary movements of the body such as what two things?
Walking and talking
__________________ is made up of organs in your body that help you breathe.
Respiratory system
_________ is where breathing starts and has a dome shaped muscle at the bottom of the lungs.
Diaphragm
The Sensory system controls what three things in the body?
Taste, touch, and any other senses
What are two parts of the Central Nervous system?
Brain and Spinal Cord
_____ is the command center of your entire body.
Brain
_______ are two air tubes that branch off from the trachea and carry atmospheric air directly to the lungs.
Bronchi
_________________________ connects to all parts of the body and gathers information to be sent to the CNS and also transmits the signals sent from the CNS to control muscles and organs throughout the body.
Peripheral Nervous System
_____ is where O2 is taken into and CO2 is expelled out.
Lungs
What are the four parts of the respiratory system?
Trachea (wind pipe), bronchi, lungs, and diaphragm
______________ gathers information about the environment around the body and transmits it to the brain.
Sensory System
___________________ filters the air we inhale and branches into the bronchi.
Trachea (wind pipe)
What are the two parts of the nervous system?
Central and Peripheral
The Autonomic Nerves controls what three things in the body?
Heartbeat, digestion, and adrenaline release
