Circulatory & Respiratory System Flashcards Name: Period:

What is the function of the Circulatory System?

What is the function of the Respiratory System?

Describe the following structures of the heart: 1) Pericardium 2) Myocardium 3) Chambers 4) Septum 5) Valves

Which type of circulation carries blood from the heart to the lungs?

Which type of circulation carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body?

Which type of circulation carries oxygen-poor blood away from the heart?

What is plasma and what is it made of?

Which type of gland secretes hormones into the blood?

Which gland produces the hormone thyroxin?

What is the function of the hormone thyroxine?

Which gland produces the hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine?

Which hormones cause the fight or flight response?

Which gland produces the hormones insulin and glucagon?

When would your pancreas produce insulin?

What is glycogen and where is it stored?

When would your pancreas produce glucagon?

What is the function of red blood cells?

What is hemoglobin?

What are the 3 types of white blood cells & their functions?

What are platelets?

What are the 3 types of blood vessels & their functions?

What is the only artery to carry oxygen poor blood and where does it take the blood to?

What is the only vein to carry oxygen rich blood and where does it take the blood to?

What is the composition of blood?

What is blood pressure?

Define mucus & cilia.

Describe the following structures of the Respiratory System: 1) Pharynx 2) Epiglottis 3) Trachea 4) Bronchi 5) Bronchioles 6) Alveoli

What is gas exchange and where does it take place?

What is another name for breathing?

Which direction does the diaphragm move when you inhale? When you exhale?

Which organ helps regulate blood pressure?

Where is air filtered in your body?

What do vocal cords allow you to do?

*Know the pathway of blood flow *Be able to label the chambers of the heart *Be able to label the structures of the respiratory system