| A | B |
|---|
| Alveoli | air sacs |
| Coronary arteries | feed the cardiac muscle |
| Pulmonary | pertaining to the lungs |
| Aorta | largest artery in the body |
| Capillary | smallest blood vessel in the body |
| Platelets | help the clotting process of blood |
| Plasma | liquid portion of the blood |
| Right atrium | first heart chamber that deoxygenated blood enters |
| Right ventricle | pumps blood to the pumonary artery |
| Left atrium | chamber of heart that receives blood from pulmonary vein |
| Left ventricle | pumps blood to the aorta |
| Veins | carry blood towards the heart |
| Arteries | carry blood away from the heart |
| Bronchi | two large tubes leading into the lungs |
| Heart Rate | number of heartbeats per minute |
| Cilia | hair-like structures lining the respiratory system |
| Capillaries | where oxygen exchange occurs |
| Epiglottis | flap of cartilage that closes off the trachea |
| Trachea | windpipe |
| Heart attack | death of cardiac cells due to lack of oxygen |
| Diaphragm | large muscle between the chest and abdomen |
| Larynx | called the voice box |
| Pharynx | another term for the throat |
| Cardiovascular | pertaining to heart and vessels |
