Mickey
Minnie
Daisy
Donald
Goofy
100
What are two tubes that branch off the trachea called?
Bronchi
100
What is also called the throat?
Pharynx
100
Both your trachea and your bronchi have _______ ________ of cartilage on their outsides.
C-Shaped Rings
100
What is #12 called
The Larynx
100
What is #13 called?
The trachea
200
What is #9 called?
The pharynx
200
Which part of the respiratory system is a strong, curved muscle attached below the lungs to the lower ribs and backbone?
The diaphragm
200
Where does the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide take place?
In the alveoli
200
Which parts of the respiratory system are saclike organs that replace the carbon dioxide in your blood with oxygen?
The lungs
200
Which respiratory disorder often causes the muscles around the bronchial tubes to tighten more than normal, making it hard for a person to breathe?
Asthma
300
What are tiny blood vessels that surround the alveoli?
Capillaries
300
What is also called the windpipe?
Trachea
300
What are the tiny hairlike structures that line the nasal passages as well as most of the respiratory system?
Cilia
300
What are the tiny air sacs in the lungs?
Alveoli
300
What is also called the voice box?
Larynx
400
What happens to the diaphragm and other muscles when a person coughs?
His diaphragm relaxes, and his other muscles contract.
400
What happens to a person's respiratory system when he has hiccups?
The diaphragm contracts quickly and involuntarily, causing him to take a quick, short breaths of air. The epiglottis closes suddenly while the diaphragm contracts.
400
When a person has pneumonia, what prevents the lungs from properly filling with air?
Fluid
400
What often stops moving when a person has bronchittis?
Cilia
400
Why does a person with emphysema often feel extremely tired?
He cannot get enough oxygen into his bloodstream
500
Which part of the body controls the breathing?
The brain
500
The pitch of a sound that you make depends on the _________ and ________ of your vocals cords.
length, thickness
500
Which muscles change the space and pressure inside the body to allow breathing?
The chest muscles and the diaphragm
500
When the lungs become infected, a person has ___________?
Pneumonia
500
What is #14 called
The bronchi