Respiratory System

Front

What is the main function of the respiratory system?

Back

to provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body

Front

What are the main organs of gas exchange in the respiratory system?

Back

lungs

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

Back

bronchi

Front

The "windpipe" is also called the...

Back

trachea

Front

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

Back

alveoli

Front

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

Back

Epiglottis

Front

Which body function is made possible by the fibrous bands stretched across the larynx? Options: swallowing, breathing, diffusion, speech

Back

speech

Front

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

Back

False

Front

What is the site of gas exchange?

Back

alveoli