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Blaze: Circulatory S

Circulatory System

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What is the job of the circulatory system? moves food and oxygen to each cell
Why does the body have a transportation system? Each cell gets oxygen and takes away waste
What three body parts does the circulatory system include? heart, blood, and blood vessels
Name the 4 components of blood white blood cells red blood cells platelets plasma
What is the function of red blood cells? They carry oxygen to the rest of the body
What is the function of white blood cells? They help clean the germs from your body
What do platelets do? form blood clots
The three types of blood vessels are arteries veins, capillaries
Arteries carry blood in which direction from the heart away
Veins carry blood in which direction from the heart toward
Define: arteries a vessel that carries blood away from the heart
Define: cappilary the smallest blood vessel
Define: veins carry blood to the heart
Define: valves allows blood to flow in one direction
Define: mucous a sticky liquid that traps dust and germs
Trachea tube that carries air to the lungs
bronchioles small tubes in the lungs
air sacs lined with capillaries to let out oxygen, picks up carbon dioxide
What is the job of the respiratory system? To take oxygen in and release carbon dioxide through breathing
What happens when you hold your breath? How does this affect your diaphragm and rib cage? carbon dioxide builds up in your blood. Your brain sends a signal to breath
How does the respiratory system work with the circulatory system? the respiratory system carries air as far as air sacs the circulatory system moves oxygenated blood to the body
What surrounds air sacs in the lungs? capillaries
What is the job of the digestive system? to break down food and get nutrients from that food
esophagus tube that carries food to stomach
what is the function of teeth cut and crush food
What is the function of the tongue pushes food around your mouth
What is the function of saliva breaks down food
What is the function of the epiglottis stops food from going down the wind pipe
What is the function of stomach muscles food expands and contracts to keep food in
What is the function of the small intestine tube that takes nutrients
What is the function of vili create more surface area for nutrients to be absorbed
How does food move through the esophagus? the muscles contract in a pattern
Which 2 organs send chemicals to your small intestine to help digest food? liver and pancreas
What is the job of the urinary system to filter the blood of waste
How does the urinary system regulate the blood? the kidneys filter the blood, takes out bad and puts in good
What is the job of the urinary bladder? hold waste or urine
How do the urinary system and the circulatory system work together? The urinary system filters the blood then puts in good nutrients back into the body's circulatory system
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