Chapter 1b

Keywords

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Trachea (or windpipe)
Carries air from the mouth and nose to the lungs
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Bronchi
Carries air from the trachea into the lungs
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Bronchioles
Carry air from the bronchi to the alveoli
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Lungs
Pair of large, spongy organs optimised for gas exchange between our blood and the air
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Alveoli
Many tiny air sacs in the lungs which allow for rapid gaseous exchange
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Haemoglobin
The red pigment found in red blood cells
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Oxyhaemoglobin
Formed when oxygen combines with haemoglobin
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Abdominal muscles
The muscles which help force air out of the lungs and so speed up expiration
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Tidal volume
The volume of air breathed in (or out) during a breath at rest
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Expiratory reserve volume (ERV)
The additional air that can be forcibly exhaled after the expiration of a normal tidal volume
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Inspiratory reserve volume(IRV)
The additional air that can be forcibly inhaled after the inspiration of a normal ridal volume
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Residual volume
The volume of air that remains in the lungs after a maximal expiration
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Artery
Blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart
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Vein
Blood vessel carrying blood towards the heart
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Capillaries
Very thin blood vessels that allow gas exchange to happen
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Vasoconstriction
Reducing the diameter of small arteries to reduce blood flow to tissues
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Vasolidation
Increasing the diameter of small arteries to increase blood flow to tissues
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Atria
Upper chambers of the heart that collect blood from veins
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Ventricles
Lower chambers of the heart which pump blood out of the heart to the arteries
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Cardiac cycle
Sequence of events that occur when the heart beats
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Systole
Term used to describe the contraction phase of the cardiac cycle
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Diastole
Term used to describe the relaxation phase of the cardiac cycle
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Card 2

Front

Carries air from the trachea into the lungs

Back

Bronchi

Card 3

Front

Carry air from the bronchi to the alveoli

Back

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Card 4

Front

Pair of large, spongy organs optimised for gas exchange between our blood and the air

Back

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Card 5

Front

Many tiny air sacs in the lungs which allow for rapid gaseous exchange

Back

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