1. CIRCULATORY & RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS 2015

2. CIRCULATORY SYSTEM  The group of organs and tissues that carry needed materials to cells and remove their waste products

3. HEART  The muscle that acts as the pump for the circulatory system

4. ARTERIES  Carry blood away from the heart to various parts of the body.

5. VEINS  Carry blood from all parts of the body back to the heart

6. CAPILLARIES  Carry blood to and from almost all body cells and connect arteries and veins.

7. BLOOD PRESSURE  The force of blood pushing against the walls of the blood vessels.

8. PROBLEMS AFFECTING THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM  Hypertension: high blood pressure, can lead to kidney failure, heart attack or stroke.  Heart attack: blockage of bloodflow to the heart.  Stroke: usually results from blood clots in the brain or from a torn blood vessel  Leukemia: a type of cancer in which abnormal white blood cells interfere with production of other blood cells.  Bonus question: WHAT ARE THE 3 MAJOR PARTS OF YOUR BLOOD?  RED BLOOD CELLS: carry oxygen  WHITE BLOOD CELLS: fight diseases  PLATELETS: aid blood clotting

9. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

10.  The organs that supply your blood with oxygen.

11. LUNGS  Two large organs that exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide

12. LARYNX  The upper part of the respiratory system, which contains the vocal cords.

13. TRACHEA  A passageway in your throat that takes air into and out of your lungs.

14. BRONCHI  Two passageways that branch from the trachea, on each lung.

15. DIAPHRAGM  A large, dome-shaped muscle below the lungs that expands and compresses the lungs, enabling breathing.

16. PROBLEMS AFFECTING THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM  Tobacco Smoke  Chemicals  Germs  Air Pollution

17. RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES  Colds/flu  Bronchitis  Pneumonia  Asthma  Emphysema  Lung Cancer