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Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems Vocabulary

Quiz by Melissa Law

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  • Q1
    A hollow, muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body.
    heart
    30s
  • Q2
    A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
    Arteries
    30s
  • Q3
    A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart.
    vein
    30s
  • Q4
    Microscopic vessel through which exchanges take place between the blood and cells of the body; connects arteries to veins
    capillaries
    30s
  • Q5
    A flap of tissue in the heart or a vein that prevents blood from flowing backward.
    valve
    30s
  • Q6
    gas that enters the blood through the lungs and travels to the heart to be pumped via arteries to all body cells
    Oxygen
    30s
  • Q7
    A gas that is expelled from the body by the respiratory system.
    carbon dioxide
    30s
  • Q8
    Largest artery in the body
    Aorta
    30s
  • Q9
    Each of the two upper chambers of the heart that receives blood that comes into the heart
    Atrium
    30s
  • Q10
    two lower chambers of the heart, thicker walled and large, blood leaves the heart from this location
    ventricle
    30s
  • Q11
    Blood cells that carry oxygen from the lungs to the body cells.
    red blood cells
    30s
  • Q12
    Blood cells that perform the function of destroying disease-causing microorganisms
    white blood cells
    30s
  • Q13
    Brings oxygen into the body. Gets rid of carbon dioxide.
    Respiratory System
    30s
  • Q14
    Main organs of the respiratory system
    Lungs
    30s
  • Q15
    throat; passageway for food to the esophagus and air to the larynx
    Pharynx
    30s

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