Structure I
Bronchi branch into these structures
What are bronchioles?
This structure is located at the back of the throat
What is the pharynx?
Another name for breathing in
What is inspiration?
Another name for breathing out
What is exhalation?
The name of the process that uses oxygen to produce energy from glucose
What is cellular respiration?
This molecule carries oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood stream
What is hemoglobin?
The vocal cords are located in this structure
What is the larynx?
The respiratory system relies on this organ system to deliver oxygen to the rest of the body
What is the circulatory system?
This type of tissues lines the nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx and bronchiles
The body uses this molecule in the tissues to release energy from glucose
What is oxygen?
This part of the respiratory system warms, moisturizes and filters air before it passes into the rest of the respiratory system
What is the nasal cavity?
The trachea branches into two of these before entering the lungs
What are bronchi?
This bad habit can affect a person's lung capacity
What is smoking/vaping?
The percent of oxygen in the air at sea level
Hemoglobin holds this molecule with a stronger bond than it holds oxygen
What is carbon dioxide?
Gas is exchanged between air and the blood in capillaries that surround this structure
What are alveoli?
The trachea is made up of this
What is cartilage?
The main muscle responsible for breathing
The percent of oxygen in the air at Mt Everest
What is 20%
The percent of oxygen in the blood that is combined with hemoglobin
What is 98%?
This flap of tissue keeps foreign matter out of the lungs
What is the epiglottis?
Another name for this structure is the windpipe
What is the trachea?
The process by which air in the lungs moves into the bloodstream
What is diffusion?
This is the amount of air that a person can forcefully breathe out after first breathing in as much as they can
What is lung capacity?
This country has the most polluted cities in the world
What is China?