Respiratory System
To breathe in
What is to inhale
Tiny hairs in the nose that trap dust and dirt
What is cilia?
Smaller tubes in the lungs that hold the air sacs
What are bronchioles?
A common respiratory problem in which the body has an abnormal reaction and sends antibodies to fight it.
What is an allergy?
Direction the diaphragm moves when you breathe out
What is up?
To breathe out
What is to exhale
Name for the throat
What is the pharynx?
Air sacs at the end of each bronchiole where carbon dioxide and oxygen are exchanged
What are alveoli?
Lung disease often caused by smoking. Alveoli become useless and cannot exchange gases.
What is emphysema?
Direction the diaphragm moves when you breathe in
What is down?
The exchange of gases in the lungs is called
What is respiration
The windpipe; tube that carries air to the lungs
What is the trachea?
A dome-shaped muscle at the bottom of the chest
What is the diaphragm?
An infection of the lungs and alveoli that causes your body to make extra mucus that becomes trapped in the lungs.
What is pneumonia?
Sticky fluid in the nose that traps dust and dirt
What is mucus?
Body parts where air enters
What is the nose and mouth
Two tubes that branch off the trachea that carry air to each lung
What are the bronchial tubes or bronchi?
Another name for your voicebox.
What is the larynx?
A disease where a tumor forms in the lungs and abnormal cells choke healthy cells.
What is lung cancer?
The waste product formed during respiration.
What is carbon dioxide?
A habit that makes it easier to breathe
What is aerobic exercise?
Two spongy bags that fill up with air
What are the lungs?
A flap that covers the larynx and prevents food from entering the trachea.
What is the epiglottis?
An infection that causes the bronchi and bronchioles to become swollen and the muscles around the bronchioles to tighten, so less air can pass through them.
What is bronchitis?
A condition where the body's airways become constricted making it hard to breathe.
What is asthma?