Functions
Organs
Connections with Other Systems
Diseases and Disorders
Other Stuff
100
The respiratory system supplies this gas to the body.
What is oxygen?
100
This organ contains the vocal cords.
What is the larynx?
100
All cells need this from the lungs to produce energy.
What is oxygen?
100
This thick substance is helpful in keeping microorganisms out of your lungs, but too much of it can make you cough!
What is mucus?
100
These structures surround alveoli and transport oxygen and carbon dioxide.
What are capillaries?
200
The respiratory system takes this gas away from the body.
What is carbon dioxide?
200
This tubelike passageway is used by food, drink, and air.
What is the pharynx?
200
This is broken down by oxygen to produce energy.
What is glucose?
200
These 2 substances can cause infections such as colds and pneumonia.
What are bacteria and viruses?
200
This muscle contracts and relaxes to move air in and out of lungs.
What is the diaphragm?
300
This is the movement of the chest that brings air into the body.
What is expanding or inhaling?
300
This tube is held open by rings of cartilage and is referred to as the "windpipe".
What is the trachea?
300
Oxygen is moved throughout the body by this system.
What is the circulatory system?
300
This is a disorder in which bronchial tubes contract quickly, causing wheezing, shortness of breath, and coughing.
What is asthma?
300
When the volume of the chest cavity increases, this occurs.
What is inhaling/inhalation?
400
This is the process used by cells to release energy from glucose and oxygen.
What is respiration?
400
The two short tubes that branch off of the trachea.
What are the bronchi?
400
These vessels take blood from the heart and transport it to the lungs.
What are the pulmonary arteries?
400
This is the main cause of the majority of respiratory problems.
What is smoking?
400
This flap of tissue prevents food and liquid from entering the airways.
What is the epiglottis?
500
This process transports gasses throughout the body.
What is circulation?
500
These respiratory tissues allow oxygen to enter and carbon dioxide to leave the capillaries.
What are the alveoli?
500
These vessels take blood from the lungs and transport it to the heart.
What are the pulmonary veins?
500
With emphysema, these structures enlarge and fail to function effectively.
What are alveoli?
500
When air pressure within the lung increases, this will happen.
What is exhaling/exhalation?
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