ExPhys Ch. 6 Vocabulary - 1st Set

A system of the body composed of the heart, blood, blood vessels, lungs, and airways.

• Cardiorespiratory system

• Cardiovascular System

• Thoracic cavity

• Mediastinum

A system of the body, also known as the circulatory system, that transports blood to tissues of the body

• Cardiorespiratory system

• Cardiovascular System

• Thoracic cavity

• Mediastinum

Involuntary nonstriated muscle type that's found in organs

• Cardiac muscle

• Skeletal muscle

• Smooth muscle

• Myofibrils

The space in chest between the lungs that contains all the internal organs of the chest

• Cardiac muscle

• Skeletal muscle

• Thoracic cavity

• Mediastinum

Found in the heart, these formations help hold together muscle cells

• Atrium (atria)

• Ventricle

• Sarcomere

• Intercalated discs

Type of muscle tissue that connects to bones and generates the forces that create movement

• Cardiac muscle

• Skeletal muscle

• Smooth muscle

• Myofibrils

Chamber within the chest that contains the heart and lungs

• Cardiac muscle

• Skeletal muscle

• Thoracic cavity

• Mediastinum

Inferior chamber of the heart that pumps blood to the lungs and body

• Atrium (atria)

• Ventricle

• Sarcomere

• Intercalated discs

Muscle of the heart

• Cardiac muscle

• Skeletal muscle

• Smooth muscle

• Myofibrils

The contractile components of a muscle cell; the myofilaments (actin and myosin) are contained within a myofibril

• Cardiac muscle

• Skeletal muscle

• Smooth muscle

• Myofibrils