Respiratory and Circulatory System

Front

What is the 'wind pipe'?

Back

Trachea

Front

What system transports oxygen, food, and waste through the body?

Back

Circulatory system

Front

What are the top chambers of the heart called?

Back

Atria

Front

What are the smallest blood vessels where gas exchange occurs?

Back

Capillaries

Front

Identify this system: Lungs, Circulatory System, Artery, Respiratory System.

Back

Respiratory System

Front

What is the main function of the respiratory system?

Back

To take in oxygen and expel carbon dioxide.

Front

What is the role of the heart in the circulatory system?

Back

To pump blood throughout the body.

Front

What are veins responsible for?

Back

Carrying blood back to the heart.

Front

What do arteries do?

Back

Carry blood away from the heart.

Front

What is oxygenated blood?

Back

Blood that has picked up oxygen in the lungs.