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17 Cards in this Set
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- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
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What is the thorax? |
The top part of the body? (separated from the lower part by the abdomen- diaphragm) |
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What protects the lungs? |
The ribcage |
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Food pipe |
Oesophagus
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Windpipe |
Trachea |
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What does the trachea split into?
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Bronchi (each one is a Bronchus) |
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What do the Bronchi split into? |
Bronchioles |
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What is at the end of the bronchioles. |
Alveoli |
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name this |
1.trachea 2.alveoli 3.bronchiole 4.right bronchus 5.rib 6.intercostal 7.diaphragm 8.heart |
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what happens when you breathe in? |
1. intercostal muscles and diaphragm contract. 2. Thorax volume increases. 3.This decreases the pressure, drawing air in. |
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what happens when you breathe out? |
1.Intercostal muscles and diaphragm relax. 2.Thorax volume decreases. 3. This increases the pressure, so air is forced out. |
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What is an artery? |
these carry the blood away from the heart. |
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What is a capillary? |
these are involved in the exchange of materials at the tissues. |
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What is a vein?
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These carry the blood toward the heart.
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How does deoxygenated blood get into the heart |
Through the vena cava |
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How does deoxygenated blood leave the heart |
Via the Pulmonary Artery (from the right ventricle) |
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How does oxygenated blood enter the heart |
Through the pulmonary vein (and into the left atrium) |
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How does oxygenated blood leave the heart |
Via the aorta (from the left ventricle) |
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