Respiratory System
Element necessary for life
What is Oxygen
Voice box
What is the trachea or windpipe?
Portal where food enters the body.
What is the mouth?
Receives food and liquid from the esophagus.
What is the stomach?
Its purpose is to absorb water.
What is the Large Intestine or Colon?
Secondary portal of entry for air
What is the mouth
The flap that covers the trachea when swallowing.
What is the epiglottis?
The "food tube".
What is the esophagus?
Attaches to the stomach and is approximately 20 feet long.
What is the Stomach?
Organ that produces bile, removes toxins and produces anti-bodies to aid in immunity.
What is the liver?
Warms and moistens the air we breathe
What is the nose?
The process of breathing air in and out.
What is respiration?
The medical term for your throat.
What is the Pharynx?
Ring of muscle that keeps stomach closed so food may be broken down.
What is a sphincter muscle?
Disease in which the body cannot process or break down blood glucose.
What is diabetes?
Known as the muscle for breathing
What is the diaphragm?
The air passages that connect to the trachea.
What are the bronchi?
Located under the tongue and jaw; produces a secretion to aid in digestion.
What are the salivary glands?
Where insulin is produced.
What is the Pancreas?
Substance that regulates blood glucose.
What is Insulin?
Mucous-lined cavities in the bones of the face.
What are the sinuses?
Tiny grapelike structures where air is exchanged in the lungs.
What are the alveoli?
Medical term for a bite of food.
What is a Bolus?
Creamy, white, semi-fluid substance found in the stomach.
What is Chyme?
Condition caused by long-term over consumption of alcohol.
What is Cirrhosis of the Liver?