Living Systems

Respiratory & Circulatory Systems

Vocabulary and Content

Vocabulary
Cell - the basic unit of life
Oxygen - an atmospheric gas
needed by most living cells
Carbon dioxide - a waste gas
produced by living cells

Heart - a muscular organ that

contracts rhythmically,
producing a pulse with each
contraction
Blood - a liquid tissue that flows
to and from cells in blood
vessels called arteries, veins,
and capillaries
Arteries - carry blood away
from the heart to the body

Veins - carry blood from the

body to the heart
Capillaries - connect arteries
and veins. Gases, nutrients,
and wastes are exchanged
between capillaries and cells
Four chambers of the human
heart - right atrium, right
ventricle, left atrium, and left
ventricle

Circulatory system - includes

tissues (blood and blood
vessels) and organs (heart)
that transport life-support
substances to cells and
removes waste
Lung - organ in animals where
gases, such as oxygen and
carbon dioxide, pass between
the atmosphere and the blood

Respiratory system - includes

tissues and organs (lungs) that
provide gas exchange between
the blood and atmosphere
Tissue - a group of similar cells
working together to perform a
function

Content
What do cells need to stay
alive?
Cells need water, food, oxygen,
and waste disposal to stay
alive.

Content
How do cells get the things
they need to survive?
Cells get the things they need
to survive by the circulatory
system which delivers water,
sugar, and oxygen to cells and
carries waste carbon dioxide
away from cells.

Content
What is the general path taken by blood
through the circulatory system?
The path the blood flows through the
circulatory system is: from the body to
the right atrium of the heart, to the right
ventricles, to the lungs, to the left
atrium, to the left ventricle, into arteries
that flow into capillaries, which are in
contact with cells. Blood returns to the
heart in veins.
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