Pneumonia Symptoms/
Treatment/Prevention
Respiratory Parts
How the Respiratory
System Parts Function
Facts About Part's of
the Respiratory System
Causes of Pneumonia/ How it Affects
the Respiratory System
100
True or False: One way to prevent Pneumonia is to wash your hands.
True
100
What can another name for larynx be?
Voice box
100
What do you release when you breathe out air?
Carbon Dioxide
100
About how many times does an average human breathe?
20,000 times
100
Pneumonia is __________ in the lungs.
swelling
200
Name two ways to treat pneumonia.
1.) Rest 2.) Antibiotics 3.) Drink lots of water 4.) etc.
200
What is the Esophagus?
A tube for the air to get to the lungs.
200
True or False: A small piece of tissue covers up the hole to lungs when we breathe.
False
200
True or False: There are 3 openings of the airway that meet at the Pharynx. If False how many of them are there?
False;2
200
bacteria, viruses, fungi
Three examples of germs that cause Pneumonia are _______, _______, and ________.
300
Name two ways to prevent Pneumonia.
1.) Stay away from sick people 2.) Don't smoke 3.) etc.
300
What is the tiny hairs that protect the nasal passageways called?
Cilia
300
The ________ are tiny tubes that branch out through the lungs.
Brochioles
300
What warms and humidifies the air that travels through the nose or mouth?
mucous membranes
300
After the lungs become infected, what fills up the air sacs?
pus and mucus
400
What are three symptoms of Pneumonia?
1.) Fever 2.) Shortness of breath 3.) Cough 4.) etc.
400
The Trachea extends downward from the base of the ________.
Larynx
400
What is the diaphragm and where is it located?
A flat muscle that lies between the stomach area and chest.
400
The vocal cords _________ to produce sound.
vibrate
400
Pneumonia keeps oxygen from getting to the ____________.
blood stream
500
True or False: When you get your pneumococcal shot, it will not help to get rid of Pneumonia.
False
500
What are the Alveolar?
Tiny air sacs
500
Alveolars are the tiny air sacs at the end of each bronchi oles. How does the clean air and carbon dioxide pass through?
Clean air passes through the wall into the capillaries and throughout the body. Carbon Dioxide is released through the capillaries out of the alveolar wall and out the mouth or nose.
500
What are the names of the 2 tubes that the Pharynx splits into?
Esophagus and epiglottis
500
What does Pneumonia do to the air sacs?
makes them less stretchy
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