what ruins your lungs
What activity ruins your lungs by turning them black?
smoking
How many lungs do you have?
2
What color do your lungs turn if you smoke?
black
What common disease is caused by narrowed breathing tubes?
asthma
What sports ball is the same size as adult lungs?
football
How many lobes does the left lung have?
2
What disease is a genetic disease that causes sticky, thick mucus to build up in your organs?
cystic fibrosis
What air or gas is bad for lungs?
a) oxygen
b) carbon dioxide
c) carbon monoxide
carbon monoxide - it can kill you!
What color are your lungs?
A. pink B. red
What muscles pull the ribs outward?
chest muscles
What lung disease is an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs, causing them to fill with fluid or pus?
pneumonia
What lung disease is an inflammation of the tubes that carry air to your lungs caused by the same virus that causes the common cold?
bronchitis
How many breaths does the average human take in a day?
A.20,000 B.40,000
C.35,000 D.50,000
A.20,000
How many lobes do your lungs have altogether?
five
What type of lung disease claims 120,000 lives a year in the United States?
lung cancer
What is the name for the irreversible lung disease where the tiny air sacs in the lungs are destroyed?
emphysema
Animals breath in oxygen and breath out ______.
carbon dioxide
Lungs are covered in a thin membrane called ______.
pleura
What lung disease affects 9 million people in the United States?
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)