Respiratory System

Front

When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___. Options: air/oxygen, oxygen/carbon dioxide, carbon dioxide/waste, waste/air

Back

oxygen/carbon dioxide

Front

The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place

Back

alveoli

Front

What is the main function of the respiratory system?

Back

to provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body

Front

The left lung has three lobes and the right lung has two.

Back

False

Front

A cavity within a bone or other tissue, especially one in the bones of the face or skull connecting with the nasal cavities.

Back

Sinus

Front

The two main branches from the trachea (one to each lung)

Back

bronchi

Front

What does the Larynx hold?

Back

The larynx holds the vocal chords.

Front

What is another name for the windpipe?

Back

Trachea

Front

Flap of tissue that covers the opening to the windpipe during swallowing

Back

Epiglottis

Front

Order of air flow during inhalation: 1. larynx, 2. nasal cavity, 3. pharynx, 4. trachea

Back

2,3,1,4