Respiratory System

Front

Microscopic sacs where gas exchange takes place are called:

Back

alveoli

Front

The trachea branches off into two:

Back

Bronchi

Front

Another name for the throat is called the: Esophagus, Larynx, Trachea

Back

Pharynx

Front

What important activity takes place in the lungs? Options: Food is digested, Waste filtered from blood, Oxygen (O2) is exchanged for Carbon Dioxide (CO2), Trachea is exchanged for the larynx

Back

Oxygen (O2) is exchanged for Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

Front

What is another name for the windpipe?

Back

Trachea

Front

To go on living, the body's cells need food, water, chemicals and ...

Back

Oxygen

Front

Which part of the Respiratory System collects air from the environment & heats/moistens the air before entering the body?

Back

nose

Front

Which is not a job of the respiratory system? Options: taking in oxygen, taking in carbon dioxide, moisten air, transport glucose

Back

transport glucose

Front

Which system shares the pharynx with the respiratory system? Options: circulatory, digestive, excretory, skeletal

Back

digestive

Front

A small flap of tissue that prevents food and fluids from entering the trachea

Back

epiglottis