Cardiorespiratory System

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  1. 3. Blood cells that protect our body against foreign materials
  2. 6. colorless, cell fragments that help with blood clotting
  3. 9. chamber of the heart responsible for pushing oxygenated blood out of the heart and into the aorta
  4. 11. primary organ of the respiratory system
  5. 14. airway composed of cartilage rings, that stretches from the larynx to the bronchioles of the lungs
  6. 19. vein that brings deoxygenated blood from the lower half of your body back to the heart
  7. 20. System that consist of the lungs and airways
  8. 22. System that consist of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems
  9. 25. Shape of healthy red blood cells, this shape allows them to carry oxygen
  10. 27. oxygenated blood travels from the lungs to the heart using this blood vessel
  11. 28. Makes up about 55% of our blood and mainly consists of water
  12. 29. large flat muscle in the middle or our body that helps our lungs inhale and exhale
  13. 31. Artery wall can be described as this when compared to a vein
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  1. 1. responsible for bringing blood from the rest of your body back to your heart
  2. 2. protein responsible for helping red blood cells transport oxygen
  3. 4. ATP is made from this and glucose
  4. 5. Something your blood must do so you don’t bleed out when you have a small scrape or scratch
  5. 7. responsible for taking blood away from your heart to the rest of your body
  6. 8. process our mitochondria perform to make ATP
  7. 9. chamber of the heart that first receives oxygenated blood as it returns from the lungs
  8. 10. chamber of the heart responsible for pushing deoxygenated blood out of the heart and into the pulmonary artery
  9. 12. deoxygenated blood leaves the heart by this to go to the lungs
  10. 13. Vein wall can be described as this when compared to an artery
  11. 15. Organ whose sole responsibility is to pump blood
  12. 16. vein that brings deoxygenated blood from the upper half of your body back to the heart
  13. 17. the smallest of blood vessels that form a network between veins and arteries
  14. 18. System that consist of the heart, blood, and blood vessels
  15. 21. Blood cells that make up about 45% of our blood and carry oxygen
  16. 23. chamber of the heart that first receives deoxygenated blood
  17. 24. another name for cold blooded, meaning these animals don’t need to work as hard to regulate body temperature
  18. 26. another name for warm blooded, meaning these animals burn more calories to regulate body temperature
  19. 30. oxygenated blood leaves the heart by way of this large artery