What are the parts of the respiratory system?
Openings that pull air from outside your body into your respiratory system.
Mouth and nose
Two organs that remove oxygen from the air and pass it into your blood.
lungs
Inhaling proteins, such as dust, mold, and pollen can cause respiratory ______ in some people.
Allergies
#5
A history of childhood respiratory infection
The lungs are the only organ that can ______. due to each of your lungs containing about 300 million balloon-like structures called alveoli.
Float on water
Hollow areas between the bones in your head that help regulate the temperature and humidity of the air you inhale.
Sinuses
Bones that surround and protect your lungs and heart.
ribs
A chronic (long-term) disorder, ______ causes inflammation in the airways that can make breathing difficult.
asthma
#4
A genetic condition
An average person breathes in around _____ liters of air every day.
11,000
A tube that delivers air from your mouth and nose to the trachea (windpipe).
Pharynx (throat)
Small branches of the bronchial tubes that lead to the alveoli.
Bronchioles
________ can lead to pneumonia (inflammation of the lungs) or bronchitis (inflammation of the bronchial tubes). Common respiratory infections include the flu (influenza) or a cold.
Infection
#3
Working with chemicals, dust, and fumes.
______ percent of waste is eliminated through your lungs just by simply breathing.
70%
A passage connecting your throat and lungs.
Trachea
Blood vessels in the alveoli walls that move oxygen and carbon dioxide.
Capillaries
a ______ is a Respiratory disorders include lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary _______ (COPD). These illnesses can harm the respiratory system’s ability to deliver oxygen throughout the body and filter out waste gases.
disease
#2
smoking or Breathing secondhand smoke.
on average Women and Children ______ faster then men
breath
Tubes at the bottom of your windpipe that connect into each lung.
Bronchial tubes
Sections of the lungs — three _____ in the right lung and two in the left lung.
lung (lung Lobes)
Lung capacity decreases as you get _____
older (age)
#1
Exposure to air pollution.
true or false: when we breathe in oxygen all of it is put to use.
False: in the air we breathe oxygen only takes up about 21% of it, and our bodies only use about 5% of it. the other 14% our bodies breathe out.