Respiratory System

Front

A process that allows the body to get oxygen to burn food for energy and gets rid of carbon dioxide.

Back

respiration

Front

A dome shaped sheet of muscle separates the chest from the abdomen.

Back

diaphragm

Front

After air moves through the pharynx it continues downward. The _____, or windpipe, directs the air into 2 separate branches or tubes.

Back

trachea

Front

The ____ look like a wasp's nest and is where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place. Options: alveoli, bronchial tubes, lung, diaphragm

Back

alveoli

Front

The tubes that go from the trachea into the lungs

Back

bronchial tubes

Front

Healthy _____ are usually pink in color. You have two of these. Options: alveoli, epiglottis, lungs, trachea

Back

lungs

Front

A chamber behind the nose and mouth that leads to the trachea.

Back

pharynx

Front

What cleans, moistens, and warms the air? Options: trachea, larynx, nasal passage, windpipe

Back

nasal passage

Front

A flap of tissue that closes when we eat so food doesn't go down the trachea.

Back

epiglottis

Front

Known as the voice box

Back

larynx