Biology - Systems

Respiratory and Circulatory only

What is the primary function of the respiratory system?

It facilitates the exchange of gases

entry point of air

Nose

Humidify/filter air with use of Cilia

Nasal Cavity

Warm, Humidify, and Filter inhaled air. Also associated with sound resonance, which affects our voice

Paranasal Sinuses

Also known as the throat. It is both respiratory and digestive.

Pharynx

Serves as airway protection, sound production, and air conduction. It also connects the Pharnyx and Trachea

Larynx

Also known as the voice box

Larynx

Provides stability, flexibility, and maintains an open airway

Trachea

Also known as the windpipe

Trachea

Splits into the right and left mainstream bronchi, air passages from windpipe

Bronchi

Also known as Trac

Primary organs of pulmonary respiration

Lungs

The 2 types of respiration

External and Internal

Name the respiration process

Breathing, External and Internal, Cellular Respiration

Name the three main parts of circulatory system

Blood cells, Blood, Heart

How many sections of the heart are there?

4

Name the 4 chambers of the heart

Right and Left Atrium, Right and Left Ventricle

The pumpers of the heart are the Ventricles, what are the receivers?

Right and Left Atrium

What do the Inferior and Superior Vena Cava do?

Carry blood to different parts of the body

What prevents your blood from coming back to the heart?

The Valves

Mean have more blood than women true or false

True

How much blood should a person have?

4-5L

The heart should be ___ size

size of your fist

Which heart valve connects the Right Atrium and the Right Ventricle?

Tricuspid

Which heart valve connects the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery

Pulmonary

Which heart valve connects the Left atrium and the left ventricle

Mitral

Which heart valve connects the left ventricle and the aorta?

Aortic

Part of the heart that carries blood and carry away waste

Blood Vessel

Name the 3 types of blood vessel

Arteries, Veins, Capillaries

type of blood vessel that carries blood away

artery

What is another name for blood?

“River of Life”

What carries proteins in the stream

Plasma

Contains Hemoglobin, also called Erythrocytes

Red blood cells

Called the soldier, who fights off foreign bodies in the body. Also called Thrombocytes

White Blo

Stops bleeding by clottnig, al