Respiratory System - BJU Ch. 11

In order to live and function every cell needs:

• carbon dioxide
• pneumonia
• oxygen

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Breathing in is called:

• inhaling
• exhaling
• lungs

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Breathing out is called:

• inhaling
• exhaling
• lungs

You breathe in:

• carbon dioxide
• oxygen
• pneumonia

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Cells use oxygen and produce:

• carbon dioxide
• oxygen
• asthma

Which part of the body controls breathing?

• the trachea
• the epiglottis
• the brain

Breathing that you think about and control for a short time is called ___________ breathing.

• involuntary
• voluntary
• inhaling

Which muscles change the space and pressure inside the body to allow breathing?

• the trachea and epiglottis
• the chest muscles and diaphragm
• the cilia and larynx

Which part of the respiratory system is a strong, curved muscle attached below the lungs to the lower ribs and backbone?

• the trachea
• the alveoli
• the diaphragm

What are the tiny hairlike structures that line the nasal passages as well as most of the respiratory system?

• cilia
• bronchi
• alveoli