A chronic lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways.
What is Asthma
100
The _______ maintains pH and regulates gas exchange throughout the body.
What is the respiratory system
100
Splits trachea into two tubes going to the left and right lung respectively
What is bronchi
100
The color of a normal lung
what is pink
100
The waste product that the respiratory and circulatory systems work together to remove
What is carbon dioxide
200
Inflammation of the bronchial tubes
What is bronchitis
200
cells oxygenate to make this
What is energy
200
An average person breathes this much air per day
What is 11,000 litres
200
The structures responsible for absorbing oxygen into the blood
What are alveoli
200
The points that the respiratory and circulatory systems meet
What are alveoli and capillaries
300
Lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection. Inflames the air sacs in the lungs.
What is Pneumonia
300
The gas our lungs help to get rid of
What is CO2
300
Breathing is the process of taking in oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide, while this is the process of the body breaking the oxygen down so the cells can convert it into energy
What is respiration
300
An animal that often has only one lung
What is a snake
300
These blood vessels take O2 from the lungs to the rest of the body.
what are arteries
400
Results from damage to the fragile connections between alveoli. Smoking is the usual cause.
What is emphezyma
400
Our cells need oxygen to stay alive because it is used to create this molecule.
What is ATP
400
The gas that we breathe in the most, but cant use
What is nitrogen
400
The lung that is usually smaller to make room for the heart
What is the left
400
These blood vessels take waste CO2 from the body to the lungs for disposal
What are veins
500
Hereditary disease that causes thick mucus to build up in the lungs
What is Cystic Fibrosis
500
The number of hydrogen ions in the blood varies directly with the amount of CO2 in the body, causing the body to regulate this.
What is pH
500
Breathing occurs when the ______ and rib muscles contract.
What is the diaphragm
500
The tube connecting the throat to the bronchi
What is trachea
500
This side of the heart pumps oxygenated blood to the body.