These two tubes bring air to the lungs after it comes down through the trachea.
What are the bronchi?
100
People who have this common condition have swollen and inflamed airways making it harder for air to pass in and out of the lungs.
What is asthma?
100
This tube is responsible for bringing the air you breath down into your lungs.
What is the Trachea or Windpipe?
100
There are 300 million of these tiny sacs inside your lungs.
What are the alveoli?
100
Sometimes called the voice box, this part of the lungs helps you speak.
What is the larynx?
200
This dome-shaped muscle sits at the bottom of the lungs and helps you inhale and exhale.
What is the diaphragm?
200
People who have this bad habit often have more black and unhealthy lungs.
What is smoking?
200
This part of the lungs look like tree branches. They transport air to the alveoli.
What are the bronchioles?
200
Someone with asthma probably has one of these.
What is an inhaler or a puffer?
200
These little hairs filter out dust and other particles that enter the nose when we breath.
What are cilia?
300
When you breath in air, you bring oxygen into your lungs and breath out this.
What is Carbon Dioxide?
300
Somebody with this genetic disease produces too much mucus that clogs the bronchi and makes it very difficult to breath.
What is Cystic Fibrosis?
300
This happens when the diaphragm moves down.
What is inhalation?
What is breathing in?
300
Without these, oxygen wouldn't be able to move from the alveoli into the blood.
What are capillaries?
300
This happens when the diaphragm moves up and expands.
What is exhaling?
What is breathing out?
400
These tubes can stretch and become wider when you exercise so more oxygen can get to your body.
What are the Bronchioles?
400
Harsh coughing is the result of this disease that can last for up to 3 months.
What is Bronchitis?
400
The left lung is smaller to make room for the space taken up this organ.
What is the heart?
400
Each lung is enclosed by this thin covering. This word also means more than one.
What is the pleural membrane?
400
Some people might think it's gross, but this slimy stuff helps keep your air tubes from drying up.
What is mucus?
500
This food was mentioned in the last line of Mr. Jonas' rap.
What is grilled cheese?
500
When you breathe in germs like bacteria and viruses into your lungs, you can get this infection which causes a cough, fever, and difficulty breathing. It can be cured with antibiotics.
What is pneumonia?
500
The average adult does this about 12 to 20 times a minute.
What is breathing?
500
For fish, respiration takes place through this part of their body.
What are gills?
500
This body part belongs to both the digestive system and the respiratory system because it carries both food and air.