Function
What is the main function of the respiratory system ?
Facilitate gas exchange
What cancer is associated with the respiratory sytem?
Lung cancer
What are the main organs in the respiratory system?
The Lungs
What protects the lungs?
The ribs
Name one key function of the respiratory system?
Gas exchange, Breathing, Protection, sound production
What is the most common respiratory disease.
Asthma
Which organ is responsible for speech?
The larynx ( voice box)
True or false: You can live with only one lung?
True
What is the primary muscle of the Respiratory system?
The diaphragm
Name one respiratory infection.
Flu, TB, Pneumonia
What is the function of the diaphragm?
A muscle that contracts to pull oxygen into lungs and relaxes to release Oxygen.
True or False: The human lungs have a surface area of about the size of tennis court?
True
Which organ is responsible for lung production?
Larynx( voice box)
What is the primary cause of lung cancer?
Smoking
Name the difference between the left and right lung.
The right lung is slightly larger and has three lobes compared to the left which only has two lobes.
True or false: The average person take about 30 breath per min.
False. 12-20
Name an automatic function of the respiratory system.
Breathing lol
Infection signs ( at least 1)
Fever, Chills, yellow/green septum
Mouth, Nose, larynx(voice box), Pharynx (Throat), Windpipe (trachea), Bronchi (Air ways), Lungs
What do we breath out?
Carbon dioxide ( Co2)