Concerning Mucus
General
Filtration
Heating And
Humidifying
Heating And
Humidifying
Sinuses & Pharynxes
Other
100
What are the hairs that move mucus out called?
Cilia
100
Draw and label the Respiratory System
100
What do your Conchae do?
The air starts to swirl around in it, and when it swirls, the mucus in it moisturizes, heats, and cleans the air.
100
Where are your sinuses?
In your face by your ears nose and forehead.
100
What is humidity?
Humidity is water vapor in the air, and can sometimes collect on windows.
200
What is the membrane that makes mucus called?
Mucus Membrane
200
What determines the pitch of your voice?
How tight your vocal cords are determines pitch. The tighter they are the higher the pitch, and the looser they are the lower the pitch. Also depends on how thick they are.
200
What is the first thing the air gets filtered through when going through your nose?
Nose Hairs
200
How do your sinuses amplify your voice?
They are cavities in your face that work like a cave would, letting sound waves bounce around and get louder.
200
List some hygiene to keep people from getting sick.
Washing your hands after blowing your nose
Or
Coughing or sneezing into your arm
300
What purpose does mucus serve?
Give as many answers as possible.
Filters
Heats
Moisturizes
300
What are the strips of tissue on your larynx called?
Your vocal cords
300
What do your sinuses do?
They filter, humidify, and heat air, but they also help amplify sound and give you a unique voice.
300
Where is your oropharynx?
It is the middle part of your pharynx.
300
What keeps food from going down your trachea?
Your epiglottis.
400
When does mucus really start to collect?
Think sickness.
In a sinus infection.
400
Where is your larynx located?
It is in front of your esophagus.
400
What makes your nose heat air so well?
A rich network of blood vessels lining the nasal cavity directly transfers heat from your body to the air you breathe in.
400
Where is your nasopharynx?
It is the uppermost part of the pharynx.
400
Where is your soft palate?
Where is your hard palate?
The soft palate is in the back, the hard palate is in the front.
500
What causes sneezing?
When something starts tickling inside your nose.
500
What determines your volume?
How much air passes across your vocal cords determines the volume.
500
Which do you naturally breathe through, your nose or mouth? And tell me why.
You naturally breathe through your nose, because it filters, warms, and humidifies the air you breathe in. This helps your lungs and throat function better, and can also help you fight infections.
500
What is the name of the bottom part of your pharynx?
Laryngopharynx.
500
What is the ball in the back of your throat called?
Uvula