Health Lesson 17.2 Flashcard

Front

Watery part of blood.

Back

plasma

Front

True or False. The circulatory system, which is responsible for moving blood through the body, includes the heart, arteries, veins, and lungs.

Back

False

Front

What makes up one-half the blood's volume and contains hemoglobin?

Back

Red blood cells.

Front

Blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood.

Back

arteries

Front

Small arteries that deliver oxygen and nutrients to cells and pick up cells' waste.

Back

capillaries

Front

Two air passages, each of which connects the trachea to a lung.

Back

bronchi

Front

Sheet of muscle beneath the lungs and above the abdomen that contracts and relaxes to help the chest expand so a person can inhale or shrink so a person can exhale.

Back

diaphragm

Front

Body system formed by all the structures that move blood through the body.

Back

circulatory system

Front

Blood vessels that carry oxygen-poor blood.

Back

veins

Front

True or False. The respiratory system draws carbon dioxide into the lungs and takes oxygen out of the blood.

Back

False