respiratory anatomy
this structure is also called the windpipe
what is trachea
This is the process of breathing air into the lungs.
What is inhalation?
This term means “related to the lungs.”
What is pulmonary?
This disease causes narrowed airways and difficulty breathing.
What is asthma?
Name the pathway air takes through the respiratory system.
What is nasal cavity → pharynx → larynx → trachea → bronchi → lungs → alveoli?
These two tubes branch off from the trachea into the lungs.
What are the bronchi?
This gas is needed by the body for cells to make energy.
What is oxygen?
This structure connects the nasal cavity and mouth to the larynx.
What is the pharynx?
Smoking greatly increases the risk of this lung disease.
What is lung cancer?
This lung has three lobes instead of two.
what is the right lung
These tiny air sacs are responsible for gas exchange.
What are alveoli?
This gas is removed from the body when you exhale.
What is carbon dioxide?
This structure contains the vocal cords.
What is the larynx?
This condition occurs when the lungs fill with fluid or infection.
What is pneumonia?
This side of the heart sends blood to the lungs.
What is the right side?
This muscle below the lungs helps with breathing
What is the diaphragm?
This process occurs in the alveoli where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged.
What is gas exchange?
This term refers to the overall process of taking in oxygen and removing carbon dioxide.
What is respiration?
This chronic disease damages alveoli and makes breathing difficult.
what is emphysema
These structures help clean particles from the airways.
what are cilia
This flap prevents food from entering the airway when swallowing.
What is the epiglottis?
During inhalation, this muscle contracts and moves downward to expand the lungs.
What is the diaphragm?
This cavity warms and filters incoming air.
What is the nasal cavity?
This respiratory infection became a worldwide pandemic in 2020
what is COVID-19
This is the scientific name for breathing.
What is respiration?