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The ______________ system is a system in your body that moves oxygen and carbon dioxide in and out of the body.
What is respiratory system
100
This part of the respiratory system is also called the voice box. It connects the throat to the windpipe or trachea.
What is larynx
100
The large organs in the respiratory system that bring oxygen from the air into the body and release carbon dioxide.
What is lungs
200
Taking in oxygen that your body needs into your lungs is called ______________.
What is Inhaling
200
This part is also known as the throat. Air is drawn in through the nose and throat when inhaling.
What is pharynx.
200
These are tiny air sacs that are found at then end of a bronchiole.
What is alveoli
300
Blowing out or releasing carbon dioxide is called ____________.
What is exhale
300
This part is also known as the windpipe. Passage by which air is carried from the throat to the lungs.
What is trachea
300
This is a large muscle that separates the lungs from the stomach. This muscle expands and contracts when you breathe.
What is diaphragm.
400
The left lung is smaller than the right. Why is this?
What is because space on the left is occupied by the heart.
400
These are two small tubes leading into the lungs.
What is bronchi.
400
When we inhale our diaphragm _____________.
What is contracts and flattens out
500
On average, how many times does a person breathe per minute.
What is 20 times per minute
500
The small tubes that end in the alveoli are called ___________.
What is bronchioles.
500
When we exhale our diaphragm ________________.
What is relaxes and moves up, forcing air out of the lungs.