Circulatory and Respiratory Systems Vocabulary Words
1. Aerobic exercise - exercise that increases the need for oxygen
2. Anaerobic exercise - exercise that builds muscles through tension
3. Arteries - blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
4. Diaphragm - sheet-like muscle separating the chest from the abdominal cavity; creates
suction to draw in air and expand lungs
5. Capillaries - small blood vessels between the ending of the arteries and the beginning
of the veins
6. Circulation - flowing (such as the flow of blood throughout the body)
7. Cholesterol - found in animal tissues, too much can lead to heart disease
8. Heart rate - number of heartbeats in one minute
9. Platelets - smallest blood cells to help form clots if you have an injury
10. Respiration - inhaling and exhaling air, breathing
11. Plasma - liquid part of the blood
12. Red blood cells - blood cells constantly traveling through your body delivering oxygen
and removing waste
13. Sinuses - hollow spaces in the bones of the head, helps regulate temperature of air
breathed in
14. Veins - blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart
15. White blood cells - blood cells that help protect the body from disease
1. Aerobic exercise - exercise that increases the need for oxygen
2. Anaerobic exercise - exercise that builds muscles through tension
3. Arteries - blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
4. Diaphragm - sheet-like muscle separating the chest from the abdominal cavity; creates
suction to draw in air and expand lungs
5. Capillaries - small blood vessels between the ending of the arteries and the beginning
of the veins
6. Circulation - flowing (such as the flow of blood throughout the body)
7. Cholesterol - found in animal tissues, too much can lead to heart disease
8. Heart rate - number of heartbeats in one minute
9. Platelets - smallest blood cells to help form clots if you have an injury
10. Respiration - inhaling and exhaling air, breathing
11. Plasma - liquid part of the blood
12. Red blood cells - blood cells constantly traveling through your body delivering oxygen
and removing waste
13. Sinuses - hollow spaces in the bones of the head, helps regulate temperature of air
breathed in
14. Veins - blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart
15. White blood cells - blood cells that help protect the body from disease