Respiratory System
Another name for Inhalation.
Inspiration
Where air enters the body.
the nose or mouth
Bones that protect the lungs and heart.
the ribs
Muscles between each rib that helps with breathing.
Intercostal muscles
glucose + ____ --> carbondioxide + water
oxygen
When we breathe in, the intercostal muscles between the ribs .......
contract (get shorter)
The respiration in our cells take place in .....
mitochondria
The trachea and larynx are lined with this flexible connective tissue.
Cartilage bone
another name of windpipe
trachea
The oxygen diffuses into blood vessel in this part
air sacs (alveoli)
These flaps of tissue make your voice unique, as air passes through them
The voicebox
Name the two functions of the respiratory system.
to supply oxygen to the blood and remove also expel waste gases (CO2)
During_______ the ribcage moves downward and inward and the diaphragm domes upward
exhalation/expiration
The important gas that we inhale when breathing
oxygen
When air moves out of the lungs, the intercostal muscles between ribs ____(return to normal size)
relax
Chemical substances produced by white blood cells to kill bacteria
antibodies
gas exchange
During ________ the volume of the lungs increases and the pressure decreases.
inhalation/inspiration
One of blood cell that doesn't have nucleus
Red blood cell
What is the function of white blood cell?
To kill bacteria/virus/pathogens that enter our body
What effect do exercise and increased altitude have on breathing rate?
INCREASE the breathing rate
The effect that low temperatures and resting have on breathing rate?
DECREASE the breathing rate
An organelle found in large numbers in most cells, in which the biochemical processes of respiration and energy production occur.
the mitochondrion
The trachea branches into two ....
Bronchi
Each bronchus divides into smaller tubes called as ....
Bronchioles