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5th science chp.3
vocabulary for Scott Foresman
Question | Answer |
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What are blood vessels that carry blood away from your heart to other pars of your body? | arteries |
What is the smallest kind of blood vessle? | capillary |
What are blood vessels that take blood from cells back to the heart? | veins |
What are flaps that act like doors to keep blood flowing in one direction? | valves |
What is a sticky, thick fluid that traps dust, germs, and other things that may be in the air? | mucus |
What is a tube that carries air from the larynx to the lungs? | trachea |
The tubes in the lungs that branch into smaller and smaller tubes are called what? | bronchioles |
Where does the oxygen enter the blood and carbon dioxide leave the blood. They are also called alveoli. | air sacs |
What is the tube that carries food to the stomach? | esophagus |