Respiratory BrainPOP

Which statement is true?

• Lungs can store several hours worth of oxygen
• Your body can't store oxygen at all
• Your body stores oxygen in the bloodstream
• Your body needs carbon dioxide to function properly

What can you infer about the function of the rib cage?

• it protects the lungs
• it helps the lungs pump oxygen
• it delivers oxygen from lungs to bloodstream
• it connects the trachea to the lungs

Place in order:
A. air pressure in lungs DROPS
B. diaphragm contracts
C. air from outside rushes into lungs

• A B C 
• B A C
• C A B
• B C A

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What word best describes the function of the trachea?

• pumping station
• entrance point
• muscle
• passageway

Where does the transfer of oxygen into the bloodstream take place?

• in heart
• in trachea
• in alveoli
• in nasal passages

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

What do capillaries have in common with veins and arteries?

• they are all breathing passages
• they all store oxygen and other nutrients
• they all are types of blood vessels
• they are all located in the lungs

The walls of alveoli and capillaries are permeable. What does this mean?

• substances can pass through them
• they are made of muscle
• they are located throughout the body
• they are made of bone

What term best describes the role of carbon dioxide in the human body?

• beneficial
• toxic
• harmless
• necessary

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

NGSS.HS-LS2-3

What do lung cancer and emphysema have in common?

• they occur among almost everybody as they age
• they are caused by the buildup of carbon dioxide in lungs
• they are normal side effects of respiration
• they are caused by smoking

What happens when your diaphragm relaxes and moves upward?

• lungs dilate and you breathe out
• lungs inflate and you breathe in
• alveoli transfer oxygen to your bloodstream
• bloodstream transfers carbon dioxide to your alveoli