Cardio-respiratory system:

A system consisting of specific organs used for gash exchange, bringing in oxygen and removing carbon dioxide.

Cardio-respiratory system:

A system consisting of specific organs used to circulate blood containing nutrients throughout the body.

The _______ system:

The _______ system works intimately with the cardiovascular system by providing a means to collect oxygen from the environment and transport it to the bloodstream.

The respiratory system:

The _______ system - the role of the circulatory system is to move nutrients, hormones, oxygen and other gases to your body's organs, muscles and tissues, to use for energy, growth and repair.

The respiratory system:

The ______ are the respiratory 'pump', they inflate through a process where the diaphragm contracts and flattens downwards which creates a vacuum within the lungs pulling air inwards.

The respiratory system:

_______ is the mechanical process of breathing and includes inspiratory (inhalation) and expiratory (exhalation)

The respiratory system:

_______ is physiologic and involves the exchange of gases in the alveoli (external respiration) and in the cells (internal respiration)

Cardiovascular system:

The ______ is the circulatory 'pump' which contracts in order to force blood throughout the body using a system of pressure.

The cardiovascular system:

The ______ ______ is a series of pressure changes that take place within the heart. These pressure changes result in the movement of blood through different chambers of the heart and the body as a whole.

The cardiovascular system:

________ _______ is the number of times the heart beats (or the ventricles pump blood out) in one minute. The average resting ______ ______ is approximately 70 beats per minute (bpm)