The Respiratory System

Diseases

100

What is known as a bacterial of viral infection of the lungs?

Pneumonia

200

What is uncontrolled cell growth and development of tumors in the lungs called?

Lung cancer

300

This is a viral infection that there is many variations of and changes each year?

Seasonal Flu

400

What is Chronic Obstruction PUlmonary Disorder known as?

COPD

Terms

100

What is Tidal Volume?

The amount of air exhaled or inhaled in a normal breath.

200

What is Expiratory Reserve Volume?

The amount of air that can be exhaled forcefully.

300

What is Vital Capacity?

The total useable capacity of the lungs.

400

What is Residual Volume?

The amount of air left in the lungs after you forcefully exhale.

Physiology

100

What contracts and causes the ribs to pull up?

Intercostal Muscles

200

What is the tiny clusters of air sacs called?

Alveoli

300

What prevents food from entering the trachea?

Epiglottis

400

What is created by the body through cellular respiration?

Carbon Dioxide