Structures of the Respiratory System
Characteristics of the Respiratory System
Process of Respiration
100
Structure A is the _______.
What is the trachea?
100
These structures in your nose function to trap pathogens.
What are hairs?
100
The scientific term for breathing.
What is ventilation?
200
The structure pictured in blue is the ______ ______.
What is the frontal sinus?
200
The branching of the trachea results in the _______.
What is/are the bronchus/bronchi/bronchial tree?
200
The step of ventilation in which pressure inside the lungs increases.
What is expiration? OR What is exhalation?
300
The structure labeled X is the ________.
What is the diaphragm?
300
This is where your vocal cords are located.
What is the larynx?
300
The step of ventilation in which pressure inside the lungs decreases.
What is inspiration? OR What is inhalation?
400
The lower respiratory tract consists of the bronchial tree (left and right bronchi), trachea, lungs, and _______.
What is the larynx?
400
This component of the trachea functions to trap particles entering the respiratory system.
What is the mucous membrane?
400
________ _______ is the term for the amount of air that remains in the lungs at all times.
What is residual volume?
500
The upper respiratory tract consists of the sinuses, nose, nasal cavity, and _______.
What is the pharynx?
500
The exact location of gas exchange within the respiratory system.
What is/are the alveolus/alveoli?
500
The respiratory center that senses concentration of carbon dioxide in the body.
What is the medulla oblongata?