1st LONG FLASHCARD/1st QUARTER - Grade 9

Front

A type of blood vessels carry blood away from the heart.

Back

Artery

Front

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

Back

oxygen/carbon dioxide

Front

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

Back

Pharynx

Front

The process of exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs.

Back

External Respiration

Front

A cavity within a bone or other tissue, especially one in the bones of the face or skull connecting with the nasal cavities.

Back

Nose

Front

The process of diffusing oxygen from the blood, into the interstitial fluid and into the cells.

Back

Internal Respiration

Front

Which part of the Respiratory System plays a major role in speech?

Back

Larynx

Front

What is the main function of the respiratory system?

Back

to provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body

Front

Order of air flow during inhalation: 1. Larynx 2. Nasal cavity 3. Pharynx 4. Trachea

Back

2,3,1,4

Front

Two air tubes that branch off the trachea and carry air directly into the lungs.

Back

Bronchi