Breathing Process
What happens to the air pressure in the lungs when you exhale?
The air pressure in the lungs increases.
Gases move between the ______ and the _____.
The alveoli and blood
Cellular Respiration and breathing both require what?
Body systems working together.
True or False, the terms respiration and breathing are the same.
False
What is another name for the windpipe?
The trachea.
What happens to the air pressure within the lungs when you inhale?
The air pressure lowers within the lungs.
What does cellular respiration produce as a waste product?
Carbon dioxide
___________ system moves ___ which contains ______ into the body.
Respiratory, air, and oxygen.
What are the main organs of the respiratory system?
The lungs.
True or False, cellular respiration could not occur without breathing.
True
Inhaling and exhaling provide cells with what?
Energy
What two waste products are exterminated by the Respiratory System?
Carbon dioxide and water.
Breathing is the exchange of what two gases?
Oxygen and carbon dioxide.
What is the bronchi?
Two passage that direct air into the lungs.
Where is the diaphragm located?
It sits directly beneath the lungs.
What happens when you exhale?
The muscles in the chest relax and the chest lowers.
How does oxygen pass through the capillary walls into the blood?
Through diffusion.
What is cellular respiration?
It is the process cells use to break down glucose which then produces energy.
What is the tiny thin-walled sacs of lung tissue called?
The alveoli.
In the alveoli, gases can move between what two things?
Air and blood.
What happens when you inhale?
Your rib muscles and diaphragm contract as your chest moves upward and outward as it expands.
What continual exchange of gases within the blood maintains the correct concentrations of gases?
The exchange of carbon dioxide and water from the blood into the alveoli.
What does pneumonia cause?
It causes the alveoli in your lungs to fill with fluid.
What are four structures that are involved in the respiratory system?
The nose, trachea, bronchi, alveoli, pharynx, larynx, and lungs.
How does having a strong respiratory system help the circulatory system?
Having a strong respiratory system helps the circulatory system because it makes obtaining oxygen much easier, and ensures the heart is pumping oxygen-rich blood.