The Human Body Flashcards
What are the ventricles
The bottom chambers of the heart
What does the oxygenated blood move around the body in
The arteries
What are the atrium
The top Chambers of the heart
What is blood made up of
Red blood cells, white and plasma
What is the purpose of white blood cells
They help fight the diseases that enter the body
True or false: plasma contains water and dissolved materials
True
True or false: platelets help the blood to clot
True
What is the function of the circulatory system
To keep blood, oxygen and nutrients flowing through the body
What organ pumps blood around the body
The heart
Where does the right side of the heart pump to
The lungs
What leaves our body’s when we breathe out
Carbon dioxide (Co2)
What are the air sacks in the lungs called
Alveolus
What is the smallest vessels called
Capillaries
What is the trachea
The pipe that air goes down
