Respiratory System

Organs

100

Grow a pair, because you should have 2

Lungs

200

Pulmo means what

lung

300

ology or logy means what

the study of

400

2 main muscles of the respiratory system

diaphragm and intercostals

500

T/F When the diaphragm desends, there is positive(+) pressure around the lungs in the chest cavity, so the lungs can empty

T

Function

100

______ exchange is the term used to define the change between oxygen and CO2

gas

200

Your respiratory system does this 22,000x/day

breaths

300

the diaphragm does this on inhalation and that on exhalation 

descend and ascend

400

T/F When you exhale, your diaphragm ascends and relaxes

T

500

T/F Exhaling and the diaphragm relaxing, is sympathetic in nature

F

Order or air flow

100

Air first enters this

nostrils and nasal cavity

200

One of the this systems main function is to oxygenate the__________

blood

300

Also known as the voice box

Larynx

400

This is just below the larynx

trachea

500

Tiny air sacks that facilitate gas exchange

alveoli

Medical Terminology

100

This part of the term describes signs, symptoms, tests, procedures, etc.

Suffix

200

This is the main meaning and subject of the term

root

300

This typically describes direction, color, amount, size, and position

Prefix

400

The combining vowel, is normally this letter 

O

500

This part of the term often represents a system, body part, etc. (You can often draw it, ie. "cardi/o" <3)

root