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SCIENCE LESSON 1: Respiratory and Circulatory Systems Flashcards

1
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It consists of organs in the body that help us to breath

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Human Respiratory System

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It is a complex network of blood vessels that reaches all parts of our body.

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Human Circulatory System

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3
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Way of air to enter the body

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Nostrils

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4
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Channels the air down the airways

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Pharynx

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5
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Helps keep the lungs flexible

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Pleural Membrane

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6
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Allows air to enter the right lung

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Right primary bronchus

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7
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Protects the respiratory organs

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Ribs

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8
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Moves the ribs during breathing

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Intercostal Muscles

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Helps pump the lungs

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Diaphragm

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10
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Carries out 02-C02 gas exchange

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Lungs

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Purifies, humidifies the air

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Nasal cavity

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12
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Lets air and food enter

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Oral cavity

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13
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Keeps food from entering the airways

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Epiglottis

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14
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Letting air pass through speech production

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Larynx

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15
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Channels the air toward the left/right bronchi

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Trachea

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Allows air to enter the left lung

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Left primary bronchus

17
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Lets air reach the alveoli

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Bronchioles

18
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Site for 02-C02 exchange

19
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Carry air into the lungs and branch into smaller bronchioles

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Bronchial tube

20
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What is the function of the Respiratory System?

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gas exchange

21
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What is the function of Diaphragm?

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It contacts and relaxes during respiration to change the volume of the chest cavity

22
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The lungs bring into the body, and eliminates from the body

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oxygen, carbon dioxide

23
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From what source do cells get their food?

24
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Which type of blood vessels carries blood away from the heart?

25
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Why is oxygen important to blood and to the cells?

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Oxygen is necessary for cell growth and energy

26
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It is a circuit that provides blood flow from the heart to the lungs; and back to the heart

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Pulmonary Circulation

27
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It is a circuit that allows blood to flow from the heart to the rest of the body; excluding the lungs

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Systemic Circulation

28
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It is a circuit that strictly provides blood to the tissues of the heart

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Coronary Circulation

29
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It is the main organ of circulatory system

30
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It carries oxygen and nutrients throughout the body

31
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It is the pathway of blood

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Blood vessels

32
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Away from the heart

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Towards the heart

34
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Connective vessels that are connected to the body tissues

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Capillaries

35
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The correct circulation of blood

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Lungs - Pulmonary Veins - Left Atrium - Left Ventricle - Aorta - Body Tissues - Vena Cava - Right Atrium - Right Ventricle

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