Parts of the Respiratory System
Lungs
Jobs
Miscellaneous
Taking Care of Yourself
100
This is the flap of tissue at the back of your throat that covers the larynx when you eat.
What is the epiglottis?
100
These are the 2 tubes that enter the lungs.
What are the bronchial tubes or bronchi?
100
This is the job of the nose.
What is to clean the air we breathe in?
100
This is how many times you breathe in a minute.
What is 12-16?
100
This is how you can help by breathing only clean air.
What is staying away from burning substances, campfires and barbeque pits?
200
This is your voice box.
What is your larynx?
200
These are the air sacs in your lungs.
What are alveoli?
200
This is the job of the capillaries.
What is to let oxygen and carbon dioxide pass through them?
200
These are the little hairs inside your nose that clean the air you breathe by trapping particles.
What are cilia?
200
This is how you can protect yourself when working on projects.
What is wearing a mask over your mouth?
300
This is your windpipe.
What is the trachea?
300
These are the tiny blood vessels in the alveoli.
What are capillaries?
300
This is the job of the epiglottis.
What is to stop food and liquids from going down the windpipe?
300
This is the "good" air.
What is oxygen?
300
This is a bad and dangerous habit for your respiratory system.
What is smoking?
400
This muscle allows air to fill the lungs.
What is the diaphragm?
400
This is the term for breathing out.
What is exhale?
400
This is the job of the larynx.
What is to vibrate and make sound so we can speak.
400
This the "bad" air.
What is carbon dioxide?
400
This is the best way to keep colds and flu from spreading.
What is washing your hands?
500
This part of the respiratory system where air enters and where you will find mucus and cilia.
What is the nose?
500
This is how many bronchial tubes are in the lungs.
What is 30,000?
500
This is the job of the respiratory system.
What is to carry oxygen throughout the body and remove waste such as carbon dioxide.
500
These are the adjectives that describe how your lungs like air.
What is warm and moist?
500
These are 2 diseases of the respiratory system.
What are pneumonia, bronchitis, emphysema, or tuberculosis.
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