(Flashcard) Respiratory System

Front

What gas do we breathe when we exhale?

Back

carbon dioxide

Front

What connects the larynx to the lungs?

Back

trachea

Front

This is a gas our cells need to survive.

Back

oxygen

Front

The flap of skin that prevents food and water to enter the trachea.

Back

epiglottis

Front

What is the function of the respiratory system?

Back

provide us with oxygen and remove carbon dioxide

Front

What organ does oxygen begin to enter the blood stream?

Back

alveoli

Front

What is the order that oxygen travels when it is inhaled? Options: nasal cavity, bronchi tubes, pharynx, trachea, alveoli, nasal cavity, pharynx, trachea, bronchi tubes, alveoli, nasal cavity, trachea, pharynx, bronchi tubes, alveoli, nasal cavity, trachea, pharynx, alveoli, bronchi tubes

Back

nasal cavity, pharynx, trachea, bronchi tubes, alveoli

Front

Name the organs involved during breathing: Nose, trachea and lungs

Back

Nose, trachea and lungs

Front

During exhalation the diaphragm will......

Back

Relax and returns to the dome shape

Front

During inhalation, the diaphragm will........

Back

Contracts and flattens