This part of the Respiratory System runs down behind the sternum, is generally about 4 inches long, and is also commonly known as the "wind pipe."
What is the Trachea.
100
This disease is caused by obstruction of airways and often causes wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath.
What is Asthma.
100
Roughly 90% of all lung cancer is caused by this.
What is smoking.
100
These are the tiny tubes that connect the Bronchi to the Alveoli.
What are the Bronchioles.
100
More than 20 million people in the world have this disease.
What is asthma.
200
These parts of the Respiratory System are the respiration organs in the body that absorb oxygen into the bloodstream and release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
What are the lungs.
200
This disease is an infectious disease that attacks the lungs and can also lead to pneumonia and chest pains.
What is Tuberculosis.
200
Nearly this many people in the United States are living with lung cancer.
What is 375,000.
200
This part of the Respiratory System is to help pump carbon dioxide out of the lungs and to help pull in oxygen.
What is the Diaphram.
200
If these organs, which are located inside the lungs, were extended all the way out, they would be 1600 km or almost 1,000 miles long.
What are the capillaries.
300
This part of the Respiratory System connects the nose to the throat and conditions the air to be recieved by the system.
What is the Nasal Cavity.
300
This disease is a lung disease caused by the inhalation of dust.
What is Pneumoconiosis.
300
This is the average percent of survival rate among people with lung cancer.
What is 17%
300
This system shares many parts with those of the Respiratory System.
What is the Digestive System.
400
This part of the Respiratory System helps transport air to the lungs and is also a part of the digestive system.
What is the Pharynx.
400
This disease is another name for a nose bleed.
What is Epistaxis.
400
Lung tumors almost always originate in these parts of the Respiratory System.
What are the Bronchi.
400
These two large tubes are extensions of the Trachea in the human body, which transport air to the lungs.
What are the Bronchi.
400
The primary function of the Respiratory System is to supply the body's blood with this gas.
What is Oxygen.
500
This part of the Respiratory System is where sound is generated and it is also commonly know as the "voice box."
What is the Larynx.
500
This disease is caused by a mutation in a protein gene that often leads to lung transplants.
What is Cystic Fibrosis.
500
Tobacco smoke contains more than this many chemical compounds.
What is 4,000.
500
The gas exchange in respiration takes place inside these tiny hollow sacs on the end of the bronchioles.
What are the Alveoli.
500
Humans breath in this many pints of air every minute.