2025 Respiratory System -Flashcards

Front

What is the main organ of gas exchange in the respiratory system?

Back

lungs

Front

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

Back

oxygen/carbon dioxide

Front

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

Back

bronchi

Front

The air sacs 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

Within the lungs, the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs between the ___ and the capillaries

Back

alveoli

Front

What is the tube that is also known as your wind pipe?

Back

trachea

Front

What does the nose hairs do in the respiratory system?

Back

Filters particles that enter the nose.

Front

What does the Larynx hold?

Back

The larynx holds the vocal chords.

Front

How is carbon dioxide released from the body?

Back

When we exhale