Respiratory Care
Breathing
Air Pathway
Respiration
FINAL JEOPARDY!
100
Doing this at least 20 minutes a day will significantly increase your cardio and lungs.
What is exercise
100
The act of doing this brings oxygen into the body and eliminates carbon dioxide and other wastes from your body
What is breathing
100
These small air sacs are found at the end of the bronchiole
What is alveoli
100
The system that enables you to breathe in and exhale air.
What is the respiratory system
200
Causes wheezing and shortness of breath. A chronic lung disorder
What is asthma
200
You breathe about this many times per day
What is 20,000 times per day
200
Connected to the trachea, also known as the windpipe
What is the pharynx
200
This part of the body can inhale 20,000 liters of air per day
What are the lungs
300
A deadly infection of lung tissue caused by bacteria or a virus; coughing, fever, and shortness of breath
What is pneumonia
300
One structure required for breathing is this thick muscle located below the chest cavity.
What is the diaphragm
300
Tiny hairs in the nasal cavities that prevent dirt and dust from getting to the lungs. Also found on cells.
What is cilia/cilium
300
Where carbon dioxide and oxygen are exchanged; also called the lower respiratory tract
What is the respiratory zone
300
Exchange of Gases
This is a red protein responsible for transporting oxygen to blood of vertebrates
What is hemoglobin
400
The respiratory system is vulnerable to these types of diseases
What are chronic diseases
400
This happens when the diaphragm contracts
What is your chest cavity enlarges
400
This flap of tissue moves over the trachea when you swallow.
what is the epiglottis
400
Provides the passageway for air to flow from the outside environment to the lungs
What is the conducting zone
500
Consists of a number of respiratory problems like wheezing, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and difficulty breathing. Does not go away
What is COPD: (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
500
This type of blood is circulated past the lungs where oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide.
What is oxygen-poor blood
500
The upper part of the trachea or the voice box.
What is the larynx
500
A separate name for the conducting zone
What is the upper respiratory tract