Respiratory and circulatory system

Question 1

What is circulatory system

Answer 1

Organ system that is made up of the heart, blood vessels, and blood

Question 2

Main function of circulatory system

Answer 2

Main function is transportation of hormones, nutrients and wastes

Question 3

What is blood

Answer 3

Type of connective tissue

Question 4

4 parts of blood

Answer 4

Red blood cells
White blood cells
Platelets
plasma

Question 5

Red blood cells are also known as

Answer 5

Erythrocytes

Question 6

Red blood cells contain a protein called

Answer 6

Hemoglobin

Question 7

White blood cells are also known as

Answer 7

Leukocytes

Question 8

White blood cells function

Answer 8

Fight and destroy bacteria and viruses

Question 9

Platelets are also known as

Answer 9

Thrombocytes

Question 10

Platelets function

Answer 10

Cell fragments that help the blood clot, seal wounds and stop bleeding

Question 11

Plasma description and function

Answer 11

Protein rich liquid that carries blood cells, dissolved wastes, and nutrients

Question 12

How many chambers heart organized in

Answer 12

Organized in 4 chambers

Question 13

What are blood vessels?

Answer 13

A network of tubes that carry blood through the body

Question 14

3 types of blood vessels?

Answer 14

Arteries
Veins
Capillaries

Question 15

What do arteries do?

Answer 15

Take blood away from heart

Question 16

What are capillaries

Answer 16

connections between arteries and veins

Question 17

What do veins do

Answer 17

Take blood from tissues back to heart

Question 18

Function of the respiratory system

Answer 18

Supplies O2 to cells and removes CO2

Question 19

Nasal Cavity Structure?

Answer 19

Narrow, hollow passage

Question 20

Nasal Cavity Function?

Answer 20

Mucous moistens air
Cilia filter out debris

Question 21

Trachea structure?

Answer 21

Windpipe
Surrounded by cartilage rings

Question 22

Trachea function

Answer 22

Open passage for air

Question 23

Bronchi structure?

Answer 23

Lined with cilia(for filtering)

Question 24

Function

Answer 24

Passageway from trachea to each lung

Question 25

Bronchioles Structure

Answer 25

Smaller tubes branching off from bronchi

Question 26

Bronchioles function?

Answer 26

Branching allows oxygen to reach all parts of lung

Question 27

Alveoli Structure?

Answer 27

Tinny, hollow air sacs
In grape-like sacs
Surrounded by capillaries (small blood vessel)

Question 28

Alveoli function?

Answer 28

Sit of gas exchange(oxygen and carbon dioxide) between blood and lungs

Question 29

Gas exchange

Answer 29

Oxygen passes from blood vessels into alveoli, then is exhaled out

Question 30

Breathing - inhale

Answer 30

Diaphragm contracts and moves down
Ribs moves up and out
air is pulled into the lungs

Question 31

Breathing - exhale

Answer 31

Carbon dioxide builds up in the blood, signal goes to the brain, the brain sends a message to your lungs to breathe