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READ: Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems

2. Objectives and Vocabulary

Lesson Objectives

  • Identify the main structures of the cardiovascular system.
  • Identify three types of blood vessels.
  • Describe the differences between the pulmonary and the systemic circulations.
  • Identify the main structures of the lymphatic system.
  • Outline how the cardiovascular and the lymphatic systems work together.
  • Identify the parts of the respiratory system.
  • Identify the main function of the respiratory system.
  • Describe how breathing works.
  • Outline how the respiratory system and the cardiovascular system work together.
  • Identify how breathing and cellular respiration are connected.

Vocabulary

&\mathbf{arteries} & &\mathbf{blood} & &\mathbf{capillaries} \\ &\mathbf{lymphatic \ system} & &\mathbf{plasma} & &\mathbf{pulmonary \ circulation} \\ &\mathbf{systemic \ circulation} & &\mathbf{veins}

&\mathbf{alveoli} & &\mathbf{diaphragm} & &\mathbf{epiglottis} \\ &\mathbf{exhalation} & &\mathbf{external \ respiration} & &\mathbf{gas \ exchange} \\ &\mathbf{inhalation} & &\mathbf{internal \ respiration} & &\mathbf{larynx} \\ &\mathbf{pharynx} & &\mathbf{respiration} & &\mathbf{respiratory \ system} \\ &\mathbf{trachea}