Vocabulary
Two large tubes connected to the trachea that carry air to and from the lungs.
What are Bronchi?
What is the Trachea also called?
The Windpipe.
Why do we need the Respiratory System?
We need the Respiratory system to breath.
A shelf of muscle that extending across the bottom of the rib cage.
What is the Diaphragm?
Are the lungs the same size?
No
Why do we have lungs?
We have lungs to breathe in oxygen to be used in respiration.
Give the definition for Lungs.
Spongy sack-like respiratory organs that occupy the chest cavity that provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the blood.
How much of the Oxygen we inhale is used?
5%
What Does The Diaphragm Do?
The Diaphragm draws air into the Lungs and separates the Lungs from the Heart.
Give the definition of Trachea.
A tube made of cartilage that transports air to and from the lungs.
How large would the lung if they were flattened out?
The size is about the side of one tennis court.
Give the definition of the Respiratory System.
A group of organs responsible for bringing oxygen in and sending carbon dioxide out of the blood.