Ch. 3 Human Body Systems

What is a type of blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart to other parts of the body?

• Vein

• Capillary

• Artery

• Esophagus

Which is the smallest kind of blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart?

• Artery

• Capillary

• Vein

• Trachea

What is a type of blood vessel that carries blood from the cells to the heart?

• Artery

• Capillary

• Vein

• Bronchioles

What allows blood to flow in one direction but stops it from flowing in the other direction?

• Mucus

• Valve

• Air sacs

• Esophagus

What is a sticky, thick fluid that traps dust, germs, and other things that may be in the air?

• Mucus

• Trachea

• Air sacs

• Capillary

What is a tube that carries air from the throat to the lungs?

• Esophagus

• Trachea

• Bronchioles

• Vein

What are tubes that branch out from the bronchi?

• Arteries

• Capillaries

• Bronchioles

• Air sacs

What are tiny thin-walled pouches in the lungs?

• Air sacs

• Mucus

• Veins

• Valves

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

What is a tube in the throat with rings of muscle that help you to swallow?

• Trachea

• Esophagus

• Artery

• Capillary