The group of tissues and organs in your body that allows you to breathe.
100
When you inhale, what are you doing?
Taking in oxygen/Breathing in
100
What is your trachea?
The trachea connects the pharynx and larynx to the lungs and is responsible for the passage of air.
100
Why do we breathe?
We breathe to get oxygen from the air, into our bodies!
100
What is oxygen POOR blood?
Blood that lacks oxygen
200
Name 3 parts of the respiratory system.
Trachea, bronchi, diaphragm, bronchioles, alveoli, larynx, etc.
200
What does blood do for the respiratory system?
Blood takes oxygen to all the cells in the body/Circulates oxygen to the rest of the body.
200
The air sacs in your lungs are called what?
Alveoli.
200
What is a waste product of cellular respiration?
Carbon Dioxide
200
Name a disease or illness associated with the lungs.
Asthma, Bronchitis, etc.
300
True or False. The respiratory system contains the lungs.
True.
300
When you are exhaling, what are you doing?
You are breathing out carbon dioxide.
300
What are the 2 small tubes called that lead into your lungs?
Bronchi.
300
How does your body get rid of Carbon Dioxide?
Exhaling/breathing out
300
What is the sinus cavity?
The area around the nose and eyes that cleans the air people breathe in.
400
Is the diaphragm a muscle or an organ?
It is a large muscle located above your stomach.
400
What is the main respiratory organ in a mammal?
The lungs
400
What is the larynx and/or what is its job?
The larynx is in the neck and contains the vocal cords.
400
True or False. The diaphragm is a weak muscle.
False. The diaphragm is a very strong muscle!
400
Blood that contains oxygen is called.
Oxygen rich blood
500
These are small tubes that bring air to and from the lungs.
Bronchi
500
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.
500
How many lungs do you have?
2.
500
Are the lungs above or below the diaphragm?
The lungs are located above the diaphragm.
500
What steps does the circulatory system take to deliver blood to the body?
1. Oxygen poor blood flows into the heart
2. the oxygen poor blood is pumped to the lungs
3. In the lungs, the blood drops off carbon dioxide and picks up oxygen
4. Oxygen rich blood flows into the heart. Then it is pumped to the body.