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7Sci Chapter 6
Circulation & Respiration
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a vein? | a vessel that carries blood to the heart |
| What is the cardiovascular system? | a collection of organs that transport blood throughout the body |
| What is a capillary? | a tiny blood vessel that allows an exchange between blood and cells in other tissue |
| What is systematic circulation? | the flow of blood from the heart to all parts of the body and back to the heart |
| What is an artery? | a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart to the body's organs |
| What is pulmonary circulation? | the flow of blood from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart |
| What are four parts of the cardiovascular system? | heart, arteries, capillaries and veins |
| What are two types of circulation of blood in the body? | pulmonary and systematic |
| Stroke, Heart Attack, Hyperactivity, and atherosclerosis - which is NOT considered a cardiovascular problem? | Hyperactivity |
| What is blood pressure? | the force that the blood exerts on the walls of the arteries |
| What is blood? | the fluid that carries gases, nutrients and wastes through the body |
| What are the main components of blood? | plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets |
| What are the main functions of blood? | carry oxygen, nutrients, and wastes; fight disease; and regulate temperature |
| What are the blood pressures called inside large artery walls when heart ventricles contract and relax? | systolic and diastolic |
| What are the four blood types? | A(+/-), B(+/-), AB(+/-) and O(+/-) |
| What systems are working together during the process of respiration? | respiratory and cardiovascular systems |
| What are you doing when your diaphragm and rib muscles contract, and air enters the space created inside your chest cavity? | inhaling |
| What is respiration? | the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between living cells and their environment |
| What is the respiratory system? | a collection of organs whose primary function is to take in oxygen and expel carbon dioxide |
| What is the pharynx? | the passage from the mouth to the larynx and esophagus |
| What is the larynx? | the area of the throat that contains the vocal cords and produces vocal sounds |
| What is the trachea? | the tube connecting larynx and lungs |
| What are the bronchi? | two tubes connecting lungs and trachea |
| What are alveoli? | tiny air sacs of the lungs where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged |
| What are the four chambers of the heart? | right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium and the left ventricle |
| What type of blood does the right side of the heart have? | oxygen poor blood or "blue" blood |
| What type of blood does the left side of the heart have? | oxygen rich blood or "red" blood |
| What chamber does blood enter the heart through? | atrium or "upstairs" |
| What chamber does blood leave the heart through? | ventricle or "downstairs" |
| What are the chambers of he heart connected by? | valves or "doors" |
| What separates the right atrium and ventricle from the left atrium and ventricle? | a wall |
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