Respiratory System

Front

When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___.

Back

oxygen/carbon dioxide

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

What is the main function of the respiratory system?

Back

to provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body

Front

Given the following structures:
1. larynx
2. nasal cavity
3. pharynx
4. trachea
Which of the following is the correct order that air would flow during inhalation?

Back

2,3,1,4

Front

Which body function is made possible by the fibrous bands stretched across the larynx?

Back

speech

Front

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

Back

pharynx

Front

The drawing in of breath; inhalation.

Back

Inspiration

Front

Breathing out; exhalation of breath.

Back

Expiration

Front

What is the site of gas exchange?

Back

alveoli