CIRCULATORY & RESPIRATORY

SYSTEMS2015

CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

The group of organs and tissues that carry needed materials to cells and remove their waste products

HEART

The muscle that acts as the pump for the circulatory system

ARTERIES

Carry blood away from the heart to various parts of the body.

VEINS

Carry blood from all parts of the body back to the heart

CAPILLARIES

Carry blood to and from almost all body cells and connect arteries and veins.

BLOOD PRESSURE

The force of blood pushing against the walls of the blood vessels.

PROBLEMS AFFECTING THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM Hypertension: high blood pressure, can lead to kidney failure, heart attack or stroke.

Heart attack: blockage of bloodflow to the heart.

Stroke: usually results from blood clots in the brain or from a torn blood vessel

Leukemia: a type of cancer in which abnormal white blood cells interfere with production of other blood cells.

Bonus question: WHAT ARE THE 3 MAJOR PARTS OF YOUR BLOOD? RED BLOOD CELLS: carry oxygen WHITE BLOOD CELLS: fight diseases PLATELETS: aid blood clotting

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

The organs that supply your blood with oxygen.

LUNGS

Two large organs that exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide

LARYNX

The upper part of the respiratory system, which contains the vocal cords.

TRACHEA

A passageway in your throat that takes air into and out of your lungs.

BRONCHI

Two passageways that branch from the trachea, on each lung.

DIAPHRAGM

A large, dome-shaped muscle below the lungs that expands and compresses the lungs, enabling breathing.

PROBLEMS AFFECTING THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM Tobacco Smoke

Chemicals

Germs

Air Pollution

RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES

Colds/flu

Bronchitis

Pneumonia

Asthma

Emphysema

Lung Cancer