Journey Of Air
Lungs
Vocabulary
Random
fun facts
100
You breathe through your ________ and your _____.
Nose & Mouth
100
Which of your lungs is larger?
The right one
100
What is another name for wind pipe?
Trachea
100
Why can we say that your respiratory system is like a bunch of grapes?
The appearance is similar (main stem=trachea, small stems=bronchi, grapes=alveoli, etc)
100
you breathe in and out about how many times a day?
22, 000
200
After oxygen goes through your nose or mouth, what does it go through?
Larynx
200
What are bronchial tubes?
Air passages inside your lungs
200
Another name for the voice box is _____.
Larynx
200
after air passes through the throat it goes to the ______.
larynx
200
the surface inside your lungs is large enough to cover what?
a tennis court
300
Dirt is trapped in your nose by what?
Cilia
300
Air sacs in your lungs are called ________.
Alveoli
300
What is the diaphragm?
A large muscle beneath your lungs & above your stomach
300
How many lobes are in your left lung?
two
300
Each inspiration is a result of muscular (contraction, extension).
contraction
400
What muscle allows you to breathe out?
Diaphragm
400
When you breathe out, what gas does your body get rid of?
Carbon Dioxide/ C02
400
What's the singular form of the word bronchi?
bronchus
400
What is the purpose of your respiratory system?
To exchange oxygen for CO2
400
The diaphragm is shaped like ______.
a dome
500
Air enters your lungs through the _____.
Trachea
500
What gas cannot be stored in your body?
Oxygen
500
What is mucus?
A thick liquid that traps dirt & dust
500
There are millions of ________ that take oxygen to the blood.
alveoli
500
What disease is caused by the alveoli becoming inflexible?
Emphysema
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