breathing mechanism
Pulmonary system
Gas exchange
Cellular respiration
Random facts
100

What’s the name of muscle that assist with breathing?

Diaphragm

100

Which organ is responsible for gas exchange?

Lungs


100

Which gas do you inhale during breathing?

Oxygen

100

What’s the main purpose of respiration?

To produce energy

100

What is the calculation for finding someone's maxHR?

220-age

200
when you inhale, does your diaphragm contract or relax?

Contract


200

What’s the tube that connects the nose and mouth to the lungs?

Trachea

200

Which gas is exhaled from the body?

Carbon dioxide

200

Which organelle does aerobic respiration take place?

Mitochondria

200

What percentage of oxygen in the air we breathe in?

21%


300

What happens to the chest cavity size when you exhale?

It decreases


300

What’s the name of the small air sacs responsible for gas exchange in the lungs?

Alveoli

300

When CO2 goes up your heart rate goes _______?

Up/ increases

300

What are the waste products produced during aerobic respiration?

Water and carbon dioxide

300

What's the maximum amount of salt someone can have per day?

2.0 grams or less is good

1.5 grams or less is best

400

The process of air moving in and out of lungs are called….

Ventilation


400

What’s the name of two branches that lead from trachea you the lungs?

Bronchi 

400

How does the oxygen move from alveoli into the blood stream?

Diffusion

400

If i lost 12% of my body weight from dehydration how would i feel?

Coma/Death

400

Which process does the plant use to produce oxygen that we need?

Photosynthesis

500

What’s the purpose of intercostal muscle during breathing?

They contract to expand the ribcage


500

What are the five COPD's

Cystic Fibrosis

Bronchiectasis

Emphysema

Asthma

Chronic Bronchitis

500

What is the name of the molecule that binds to oxygen molecule?

Hemoglobin

500

What’s the name of the high energy molecule produced during respiration?

ATP


500

What condition causes narrowing airway and difficulty in breathing?

Asthma