Lungs
What organ takes up the most space in your chest?
lungs
The trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, and aveoli look like an upside down what?
Tree
When air enters your nose, which does it pass through first, the pharynx or the larynx?
pharynx
What’s another name for your trachea?
windpipe
name 3 types of muscle
skeletal, smooth, cardiac
How many lungs do you have?
2
How many aveoli are in each lung?
300 million
When air enters your nose what are 2 things in your nose that prevent bacteria and germs from getting into your body?
mucus, hair
What is inside your larynx?
Vocal chords
Name 3 parts of the Nervous System
Nerves, brain, spinal cord
Are lungs empty inside like a balloon?
no
What are the parts of the respiratory system?
Nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, lungs
What 2 gases are exchanged in the aveoli?
oxygen and carbon dioxide
What is another name for your larynx?
Voice box
What are the parts of the digestive system?
mouth, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, liver
What is the function of the lungs?
Get oxygen into the body and get carbon dioxide out.
What smaller branches are attached to the bronchi?
bronchioles
About how many times a minute do you breath?
20
Which branches are attached to the trachea?
Bronchi
What are some parts of the excretory system?
urinary tract, lungs, skin, intestines
The right lung has 3 lobes and the left lung has 2. Why is the left smaller?
What do carbon dioxide and oxygen pass through in the aveoli?
Capillaries
What surrounds your trachea to keep it from collapsing?
Cartilage
Which lung is bigger, the right or left?
Right
What are some parts of the Circulatory System?
heart, arteries, veins, capillaries, platelets, red and white blood cells