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Circulatory & Respiratory System Flashcards

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The windpipe; a passage through which air moves in the respiratory system.

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Trachea

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Trachea

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The windpipe; a passage through which air moves in the respiratory system.

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Two upper chambers of the heart, serve as receiving chambers.

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Atrium

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Atrium

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Two upper chambers of the heart, serve as receiving chambers.

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The cells that carry oxygen throughout your body, there are many of them.

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Red blood cells

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Red blood cells

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The cells that carry oxygen throughout your body, there are many of them.

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Tiny, disk-shaped bodies located in the blood, important in clotting blood.

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Platelets

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Platelets

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Tiny, disk-shaped bodies located in the blood, important in clotting blood.

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the two lower chambers of the heart, they pump blood out to the lungs and body.

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Ventricles

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Ventricles

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the two lower chambers of the heart, they pump blood out to the lungs and body.

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Cells in your body responsible for fighting off germs.

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White blood cells

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White blood cells

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Cells in your body responsible for fighting off germs.

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Tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the exchange of oxygen & carbon dioxide.

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Alveoli

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Alveoli

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Tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the exchange of oxygen & carbon dioxide.

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The throat; part of both the respiratory and digestive systems.

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Pharynx

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Pharynx

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The throat; part of both the respiratory and digestive systems.

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muscular blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.

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Arteries

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Arteries

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muscular blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.

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the organ system responsible for taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide.

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Respiratory System

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Respiratory System

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the organ system responsible for taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide.

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vessels that carry blood toward the heart.

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Veins

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Veins

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vessels that carry blood toward the heart.

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small blood vessels that exchange nutrients with tissue.

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Capillaries

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Capillaries

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small blood vessels that exchange nutrients with tissue.

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Pale-yellow liquid component of blood. It makes up about 55% of total blood volume.

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Plasma

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Plasma

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Pale-yellow liquid component of blood. It makes up about 55% of total blood volume.

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expansion and contraction of an artery as blood surges through it. (found by holding two-fingers to your neck)

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Pulse Rate

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Pulse Rate

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expansion and contraction of an artery as blood surges through it. (found by holding two-fingers to your neck)

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any of the vessels, such as arteries, veins, or capillaries, through which the blood circulates.

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Blood Vessels

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Blood Vessels

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any of the vessels, such as arteries, veins, or capillaries, through which the blood circulates.

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The organ system that circulates blood through the body, consisting of the heart, blood vessels, and blood

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Circulatory System (Cardiovascular)

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Circulatory System (Cardiovascular)

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The organ system that circulates blood through the body, consisting of the heart, blood vessels, and blood

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The voice box; located in the top part of the trachea, underneath the epiglottis.

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Larynx

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Larynx

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The voice box; located in the top part of the trachea, underneath the epiglottis.

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The passages that directs air into and throughout the lungs.

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Bronchi

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Bronchi

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The passages that directs air into and throughout the lungs.

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Circulation of blood between the heart & lungs

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Pulmonary circulation

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Pulmonary circulation

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Circulation of blood between the heart & lungs

39
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Circulation that supplies blood to all the body except the lungs

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Systemic circulation

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Systemic circulation

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Circulation that supplies blood to all the body except the lungs

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