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Breathing
Diseases
True or False
Parts of the Respiratory system
Organs
100
Define the process of respiration
What is the process of gas exchange between an organism and its environment. Humans breathe in oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide gas.
100

Defined as a common, chronic respiratory condition that causes difficulty breathing due to inflammation of the airways.

Asthma

100

The right lung is slightly smaller than the left.

False

100

What is Bronchi?

Either of two main branches of the trachea, leading directly to the lungs

100
Describe the location and composition of the windpipe (trachea)
It is located beneath the throat (pharynx) and it is made of cartilage rings or tubes that allow air to pass to the bronchi
200
The two gasses that are exchanged during respiration.
What is oxygen (O2) and carbon dioxide (CO2)?
200

Is a serious respiratory disease, which is another form of COPD. The most common cause is smoking

Emphysema

200

On average you take roughly 20,000 breaths per day

True

200

What is the Larynx?

Part of the respiratory system that produces sound also known as the voice box

200
What is the epiglottis and what does it do?
It is a flap of tissue that covers the trachea during eating/drinking so food doesn't go down the wrong pipe!
300

Thee muscles in between the ribs that are involved with breathing.

What are Intercostal muscles?

300

 Is a collection of fluid between the lung and the chest wall in what’s called the pleural space

Pleural Effusion

300

Another name for the pharynx is the voice box

False

300

What is the trachea?

Commonly called the windpipe, is the main airway to the lungs.

300
What is the difference between bronchi and bronchioles?
They are both branching tubes of the lower respiratory system, but bronchi are two large tubes and the bronchioles are smaller sized airways leading to the alveoli.