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Parts of the respiratory system
Lower respiratory system
Sounds
100
Our breathing system is called the ________ system.
respiratory
100
It is a strong, curved muscle attached below the lungs to the lower ribs and backbone.
What is the diaphragm?
100
It is the flap of tissue that covers the trachea when swallowing.
What is the epiglottis?
100
The trachea branches off into two tubes called the _____.
Bronchi
100
Sound caused by the air that cannot move freely and causes parts of the mouth and throat to vibrate together.
What is snore?
200
Every cell in the body needs _____ in order to live and function
oxygen
200
Cells use oxygen and produce what gas?
Carbon dioxide
200
Another name for throat.
What is the pharynx?
200
Two sacklike organs that replace the carbon dioxide in your blood with oxygen.
What are the lungs?
200
Sudden closure of the epiglottis caused when the diaphragm muscle contracts quickly.
What is the hiccup?
300
When you _______, you breathe in oxygen and other gases.
inhale
300
What part of the respiratory system is affected by pneumonia?
The lungs.
300
It's the windpipe; the tube that leads to the lungs.
What is the trachea?
300
Smaller tubes that branch off from the bronchi.
Bronchial tubes
300
Irritation to the lining of the airways that causes air to be violently released through the mouth.
What is cough?
400
When you _______, you breathe out carbon dioxide and other gases.
exhale
400
What part of the respiratory system is affected by bronchitis?
Bronchi
400
They are tiny hair-like structures that line your nasal passages as well as most of the respiratory system.
What is cilia?
400
Tiny air sacs at the end of the bronchioles, where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged.
What are alveoli?
400
Irritation to the lining of the airways that causes the air to be violently released through the nose.
What is sneeze?
500
The ______ controls how you breathe.
brain
500
What is the singular form of Bronchi?
Bronchus
500
It's t he voice box; contains vocal cords.
What is the larynx?
500
Tiny blood vessels that surround the alveoli.
What are capillaries?
500
Name two diseases caused by smoking.
Lung cancer and emphysema.