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Respiratory and Circulatory
Respiratory and Circulatory Systems
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Anatomy
6th Grade
05/29/2006

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Term
Bronchi
Definition
Two tubes that carry air from the trachea to the lungs.
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Trachea
Definition
A stiff tube through which air passes to and from the lungs.
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Plasma
Definition
The liquid part of blood, mostly water
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Mucus
Definition
A moist sticky fluid that is found in the nasal cavity. Warms and filters air
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Cellular Respiration
Definition
A process that combines oxogine with food molecules in a chemical change that releases energy
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Vein
Definition
Takes blood to the heart
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Larynx
Definition
Voice box
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Bronchioles
Definition
Tiny branching tubes in the lungs
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Platelets
Definition
Helps blood to clot
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Red Blood Cells
Definition
Cells in plasma that transport oxygento the body cells and carbon dioxide away from the body cells
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Alveoli
Definition
Tiny air sacks in the lungs
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Circulatory System
Definition
A system that transports materials in the blood to and from the cells of the body
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Respiratory System
Definition
The system of tissues and organs that brings oxygen into the body and removes waste and materials such as carbon dioxide
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White Blood Cells
Definition
Fights infections, cops in the bloodstream
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White Blood Cells
Definition
Fights infections, cops in the bloodstream
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Capillaries
Definition
Connects blood vessles to arterys, has hair like particles on it
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