Respiratory System
What is the respiratory system?
The system in your body that moves oxygen into your body and carbon dioxide out.
When you inhale, what are you doing?
Taking in oxygen. Your diaphragm contracts.
What is another term for your trachea?
Windpipe.
What do we breathe in?
We breathe oxygen into our bodies.
What happens when you have bronchitis?
When you have bronchitis, your bronchioles become inflamed or swollen because of bacteria.
Name 3 parts of the respiratory system.
Trachea, bronchi, diaphragm, bronchioles, alveoli, larynx, etc.
What does blood do for the respiratory system?
Blood takes oxygen to all the cells in the body.
The air sacs in your lungs are called what?
Alveoli.
What are the bronchioles?
The bronchioles are the small tubes that are located off of the bronchi and have alveoli attached at the end of them!
Name a disease or illness associated with the lungs.
Asthma, Bronchitis, etc.
True or False. The respiratory system contains the lungs.
True.
When you are exhaling, what are you doing?
You are breathing out carbon dioxide. Your diaphragm is expanding.
What are the 2 small tubes called that lead into your lungs?
Bronchi.
What is carbon dioxide?
A body waste that is terrible for our bodies.
What is asthma?
Asthma is an illness that makes it very hard for a person to breathe.
Is the diaphragm a muscle or an organ?
It is a large muscle located above your stomach.
Which lung is smaller?
Your left lung is smaller.
What is the larynx and/or what is its job?
Your larynx is your voice box. It connects the throat to the trachea.
True or False. The diaphragm is a weak muscle.
False. The diaphragm is a very strong muscle!
Tell me about another disease or illness associated with the lungs or the respiratory system.
Bronchitis, Lung cancer, etc.
What is the difference between bronchi and Bronchioles?
There are 2 Bronchi which are also wider than the bronchioles. There are many bronchioles and at the ends alveoli is attached.
True or False. Oxygen is not carried all over the body by the blood.
False. Oxygen IS carried all over the body by the blood.
How many lungs do you have?
2.
Are the lungs above or below the diaphragm?
The lungs are located above the diaphragm.
What happens when a person has an asthma attack?
When a person has an asthma attack the bronchi become swollen, making the airways smaller and it becomes hard to breathe.