Circulatory & Respiratory Systems Chapter 46
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- lymph
- excess fluid in the tissues
- systemic circulation
- blood travels between hart and all other body tissues
- leukocytes
- white blood cells
- pulse
- the rhythmis pressure of hte flood against the walls of a vessel
- artery
- large, muscular vessel that carry blood away from the heart
- pharynx
- the passage from the mouth to the larynx and esophagus
- capillaries
- tiney vessels branched from arterioles
- aorta
- large blood vessel
- bronchus
- lead from trachea to lungs
- Erythrocyte
- red blood cells
- phagocyte
- cells that engulf invading microorganisms
- fibrin
- long sticky threads that function in blood clotting
- pulmonary cirrculation
- blood travels between heart and lungs
- diaphragm
- a dome-shaped muscle that is attached to the lower ribs and that functions as the main muscle in respiration
- inspiration
- process of taking air into lungs
- Atrioventricular node
- located in septum between atria
- trachea
- cartilaginous tube that iar passes through
- bronchioles
- located in lungs, brach from bronchi
- plasma
- lizuid medium
- atherosclerosis
- disease characterized by the buildup of fatty materials on the interior walls of the coronary artery
- blood type
- determined by type of antigen present on surface of red blood cell
- blood pressure
- force that blood exerts against walls of blood vessel
- Sinoatrial node
- group of specialized heart muscle cells located in right atrium
- ventricle
- each lower chamber of heart
- lung
- the central organ of the respiratory system in which oxygen from the air is exchanged with carbon dioxide from the blood
- larynx
- upper end of trachea
- expiration
- process of taking air out of lungs
- vein
- several united venules
- internal respiration
- exchange of gases between blood and cells of body
- external respiration
- exchange of gases between the atmosphere and blood
- cardiovascular system
- system of blood, heart, and blood vessels
- lymphanic system
- system of lymph, lymph nodes, and lymph vessels
- alveolus
- clusters of tiny air sacs
- hemoglobin
- iron containing protein
- platelets
- essential to the formation of a blood clot
- antigen
- protein or carb that acts as a signal enabling body to recognize foreign substances that enter the body
- Respiratory system
- a collection of organs whose primary sunction is to take in oxygen and expel carbon dioxide
- hypertension
- high blood pressure
- antibody
- proteins that help destroy substances that can cause disease
- epiglottis
- flap of cartilagte
- Rh factor
- antigen that is sometimes present on surface of red blood cells
- valve
- a fold of membranse that controls the flow of a fluid
- atrium
- each upper chamber of heart