Anatomy
The windpipe's scientific name.
What is the trachea?
These blood vessels are found in the walls of the alveoli.
What are capillaries?
This gas is dissolved in plasma (blood) until we can exhale it.
What is carbon DI-oxide?
The stimulant found in tobacco smoke.
What is nicotine?
The esophagus is a digestive tube designed to carry ...
The tiny air sacs shaped like grapes.
What are alveoli?
This mathematical concept explains why small alveoli are so great -- they increase _____.
What is surface area?
The sheet of muscle our lungs sit on? (Purple balloon)
The colorless gas that bonds to hemoglobin, destroying RBCs' ability to function.
What is carbon MON-oxide?
This is the name of your voice box.
What is the larynx?
The biggest air tubes in the lungs.
What are the bronchi?
These cell organelles need oxygen to create energy.
What are the mitochondria?
When we inhale, our diaphragm __________.
What is drops down?
This disease occurs when your blood vessels are red, irritated, and clogged with fatty plaque.
What is atherosclerosis?
This Egbertian process causes carbon dioxide to flow from the capillaries into the lungs.
What is diffusion?
The flap of tissue that covers the windpipe so we don't inhale food.
What is the epiglottis?
This symptom (beginning with "s") might indicate you have lung problems or heart problems.
What is "shortness of breath."
When the diaphragm drops down, the volume of the chest cavity ________.
What is increases?
The sticky substance in cigarette smoke that clogs up your cilia.
What is tar?
This is the scientific name for the throat.
What is the pharynx?
The tiny hairs that line most of the respiratory system, clearing dust and debris away.
What are cilia?
This blood vessel carries oxygenated blood FROM the lungs TO the heart** (**not on quiz.)
What are the pulmonary veins?
This disease impedes breathing by causing holes and decay in our alveoli.
What is emphysema?
The suffix at the end of the word "bronchitis" means what?
What is irritation?
(We never learned this, it isn't on the quiz) These *holes* in our skull near the nose provide space to make mucus and help our voices resonate.
What are the sinuses?