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circulatory system
moves substances throughout body to organs, tissues, cells
transported materials are carried by the blood:
1. nutrients/water brought from intestines to all cells
2. oxygen from lungs to body cells. carbon dioxide from body cells to lungs
3. antibodies made by white blood cells circulate to fight pathogens
4. hormones from endocrine glands are brought to target cells
5. wastes from all cells go to excretory organs
diffusion
process in which substances move from a high concentration to a low concentration
capillaries - microscopic blood vessels where diffusion occurs, connect arteries and veins
heart
the pump that drives the circulatory system
veins
blood vessels carry blood to heart
arteries
carry blood away from heart
atria and ventricles
atria - two upper chambers of the heart
ventricles - two lower chambers of heart
right side of heart pumps blood low in oxygen to the lungs
left side of heart pumps blood high in oxygen to all parts of body
pacemaker
controls heartbeat (timing of when each chamber contracts)
blood flows in this path:
vena cave (large veins) bring blood low in oxygen into right atrium, which pumps blood through a valve into right ventricle. the right ventricle pumps this blood through the pulmonary arteries to the lungs
at lungs, blood picks up oxygen and drops off carbon dioxide
the pulmonary veins bring blood high in oxygen into left atrium, which pumps blood through a valve into left ventricle. the left ventricle pumps this blood through the aorta (big artery) to the entire body
when ventricles contract, this causes the blood in blood vessels to be under pressure
plasma
liquid fluid of the blood that carries all blood cells
90% water
10% nutrients, wastes, hormones, etc.
red blood cells
float in plasma
carry oxygen
white blood cells
float in plasma
fight infection
hemoglobin
protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen
antibody
protein made by some white blood cells to fight infections
platelets
float in plasma
clot blood to stop bleeding
fibrin: protein that forms net to trap red blood cells: clot
respiratory system
used for breathing: provides oxygen needed for cellular respiration
excretes the waste carbon dioxide which is produced from cellular respiration
the diaphragm is the muscle underneath the lungs that allows for breathing to occur as it contracts and relaxes
you breathe faster when CO2 builds up in the blood because your cells are doing more cellular respiration and so release more CO2 as waste
mucus and cilia
in your nose, help trap pathogens
alveoli
air sacs at the end of bronchioles supported by capillaries
oxygen enters blood and carbon dioxide exits blood
nose
warms, moistens, and filters air using cilia and mucus
epiglottis
flap of tissue that blocks trachea when you swallow
trachea
windpipe
-rings of cartilage for support
-lined with cilia and mucus
bronchi
two tubes connect to lungs
branch into smaller tubes called bronchioles
lungs
where gas exchange occurs
oxygen comes in and carbon dioxide goes out
pathogen
an organism (germ) that causes infectious disease
NOT a cell
antigens
protein ātagsā on pathogens that identify a bacteria or virus
1st line of defense
barriers - block pathogens from entering body
ex: sweat, oils, tears, saliva, mucus, cilia, skin
unspecific
2nd line of defense
white blood cells attack pathogens
ex: macrophages & neutrophils (eat pathogens) & natural killer cells (release enzymes to kill infected body cells)
inflammatory response occurs
unspecific
3rd line of defense
immune response
target one specific pathogen
memory B cells remember correct shape of pathogen and create immunity
vaccine
an injection to stimulate the bodyās immune response against a specific disease
uses a dead pathogen, weaken pathogen, or messenger RNA to prepare body to recognize a disease and produce antibodies
stimulates body to make memory cells to that pathogen
provides immunity