week 8 (2) Flashcards
Intercostal muscles
Muscles between the ribs
Bronchus
Airway connecting the trachea to a lung
Bronchiole
Small airway leading from bronchus to alveoli
Alveoli
Site of gas exchange in the lung
Trachea
Major airway leading to the lungs
epiglottis
Folds down to prevent food
Pharynx
Throat; opens to airways and digestive tract
Larynx
Short airway containing vocal cords
Tracheal system
air from the body surface to tissues(Branching tubes)
Venules
converge into veins, which return blood to the heart
Cardiac cycle
Sequence of contraction and relaxation of heart chambers
Atrium
Heart chamber that receives blood from a vein and pumps it into a ventricle
Ventricle
Heart chamber that pumps blood out of the heart and into an artery
Artery
Carries blood from the heart to an organ
Arteriole
Carries blood from an artery to a capillary bed