Upper Respiratory System
These are hollow areas in your head. They make your head lighters and they continue the warming, moisturizing and filtering processes.
Sinus cavities
What is the name of the large muscle that pulls air into the lungs?
The diaphragm
This is an infection of the sinus cavities
Sinusitis
What is the sticky coating that is secreted by cells along your respiratory tract?
Mucus
What are three reasons why you shouldn't pick your nose?
1. You spread your germs to others
2. You transfer germs from your fingers to your nose
3. You can easily break the skin in you nose
4. During the time of Covid-19, you risk exposing yourself even more to the virus
These are bony plates inside your nasal passages. They are covered with mucus and cause the air to "bounce" around rather than flowing straight into your body.
Conchae
How is the outer lung tissue different from the inner lung tissue?
The outside is smooth. The inside is spongy.
What is the swelling and inflammation of the bronchial tubes?
Bronchitis
Name three things that nose hairs do.
1. Keep large items out of the nose
2. Warm the air going in
3. Moisten the air going in
What is the total lung capacity of a typical adult male?
6 liters
The scientific name for your throat
Pharynx
What is the large tube that connect the larynx to the bronchi?
The trachea
What is the swelling and inflammation of the bronchioles?
Bronchiolitis
What are the tiny hairs that move back and forth along the trachea called?
Cilia
What is the Heimlich Maneuver and when should you use it?
It's using your fist and arms to push up hard on a person's diaphragm. You use it on a choking person to expel food out of their trachea.
The part of the pharynx located behind your nasal cavity is called...
Nasopharynx
What are the two tubes that lead from the bottom of the trachea to each lung?
The bronchi
What is asthma?
A tightening and thickening of the bronchial tubes, making the air passages inflamed and hard to breathe.
This happens when something irritates your nose
Sneeze
What are three ways to protect your lung health?
1. Aerobic exercise
2. Use good posture
3. Get vaccinated if you can
The part of the pharynx located behind your mouth is called...
The oropharynx
What are the smaller tubes that branch off each bronchi within the lungs?
Bronchioles
This will make you sweat all night long!
What is TB
This happens when something irritates your throat or airways
Cough
Name three types of "smoking" that you should avoid in order to have healthy lungs.
1. Cigarettes
2. E-cigarettes
3. Vaping
The part of the pharynx located behind your voice box
The laryngopharynx
Where does air enter the clusters of alveoli?
Alveolar ducts
This has been used by the United States military
Anthrax
Baby its hot in here!
What is a fever
What is secondhand smoke?
You are not smoking, but you breath in the smoke or vapor from someone who is smoking
The scientific term for the voice box
larynx
What are the tiny balloon-like sacs where carbon dioxide in the blood is exchanged for oxygen?
Alveoli
This can be caused by influenzas, bacteria and and classified by types
What is Pneumonia.
A chemical compound that reduces the surface tension in the lumgs
surfactant
What can smoking do to your lungs?
1. Build up tar
2. Reduces lung capacity
3. Causes cancer