Circulatory and Respiratory Systems
This text discusses the respiratory system, the circulatory system, the cardiac cycle, and blood vessels.
Topics
- action potential
- adrenal gland
- alveolus
- amygdala
- amylase
- anus
- aorta
- appendicular skeleton
- artery
- atrium
- auditory ossicles
- autonomic nervous system
- axial skeleton
- axon
- basal ganglia
- bicuspid valve
- bile
- bolus
- brainstem
- bronchi
- bronchiole
- capillary
- cardiac cycle
- cardiac muscle tissue
- cartilaginous joint
- central nervous
- system (CNS)
- cerebellum
- cerebral cortex
- cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
- chime
- closed circulatory system
- colon
- corpus callosum
- dendrite
- depolarization
- diaphragm
- diastole
- down-regulation
- ectotherm
- electrocardiogram (ECG)
- endocrine gland
- endotherm
- esophagus
- essential nutrient
- exocrine gland
- fibrous joint
- frontal lobe
- gallbladder
- glia
- hippocampus
- hormone
- hyoid bone
- hypothalamus
- inferior vena cava
- interstitial fluid
- intracellular hormone receptor
- joint
- kidney
- large intestine
- larynx
- limbic system
- liver
- membrane potential
- meninges
- mineral
- myelin sheath
- myofibril
- myofilament
- nasal cavity
- nephron
- neuron
- occipital lobe
- open circulatory system
- oral cavity
- osmoregulation
- osmotic balance
- pancreas
- parasympathetic nervous system
- parathyroid gland
- parietal lobe
- pectoral girdle
- pelvic girdle
- pepsin
- peripheral nervous system (PNS)
- peristalsis
- pharynx
- pituitary gland
- primary bronchus
- pulmonary circulation
- rectum
- renal artery
- renal vein
- salivary gland
- sarcolemma
- sarcomere
- sensory-somatic nervous system
- set point
- skeletal muscle tissue
- skull
- small intestine
- smooth muscle tissue
- spinal cord
- stomach
- superior vena cava
- sympathetic nervous system
- synapse
- synaptic cleft
- synovial joints
- systemic circulation
- systole
- temporal lobe
- thalamus
- thoracic cage
- threshold of excitation
- thymus
- thyroid gland
- trachea
- tricuspid valve
- up-regulation
- ureter
- urethra
- urinary bladder
- vein
- ventricle
- vertebral column
- vitamin