5th Grade Science ch.13

To think or not to think

100

When you think about controlling your breathing, it is called

voluntary breathing

200

a respiratory virus that usually causes fever, headache and muscle aches.  

influenza (the flu)

300

I'm a system that takes in oxygen and removes carbon dioxide from the body.

respiratory

400

After you breath in, where does the air go?

Nostrils

nasal passages 

nasal cavity to be warmed and moistened

pharynx

larynx

500

Give one thing that can cause someone to have an asthma attack

air pollution

Allergies

exerting too much physical activity

Inhale or exhale

100

lung's air pressure increases

exhale

200

The diaphragm and chest muscles relax

exhale

300

The diaphragm tightens and chest muscles lift the rib cage out of the way

inhale

400

Breathing without having to think about it is called

involuntary breathing

500

The tiny air sacs where gas is exchanged between the air and the blood

alveoli sacs

Name the part

100

the empty spaces in the bones of the skull

And what do these empty spaces do

nasal cavities

they help to warm up  and moisturize the air that we inhale

200

The thick, sticky substance in the nasal passages that traps unhealthy things

mucus

300

contains the vocal cords

larynx

400

I am a curved muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen.  I move to fill up and empty air from the lungs.

diaphragm

500

The tiny, hairlike structures 

cilia

Name the part

100

I connect the nose and mouth to the esophagus and larynx

pharynx-cuz I keep things fair

200

the two branches of the trachea that carry air to and from the lungs

bronchi

300

bands of elastic tissue that vibrate to make voice sounds

vocal cords

400

the two saclike organs that exchange gases with the air

lungs

500

the small tissue masss located on both sides of the back of the throat

and what is their job

tonsils

they help trap germs

parts and sounds

100

list the parts of the upper respiratory system (5)

Nose

sinuses

mouth

pharynx

larynx

200

list the parts of the lower respiratory system (3)

trachea, bronchi, and lungs

300

the open spaces from the nostrils to the beginning of the throat

nasal passages

400

The sound that is made when air cannot move freely and causes parts of the mouth and throat to vibrate and hit together

snore :(

500

When the cilia in the trachea or bronchi become irritated and causes air to be violently pushed out through the mouth, this happens

cough