Respiratory System

a process that allows the body to get oxygen to burn food for energy and gets rid of carbon dioxide

• respiration
• emphysema
• inhaling
• nasal passage

a dome shaped sheet of muscle, the _________, separates the chest from the abdomen

• diaphragm
• epiglottis
• alveoli
• bronchial tubes

After air moves through the pharynx it continues downward. The _____, or windpipe, directs the air into 2 separate branches or tubes.

• mucus
• trachea
• larynx
• epiglottis

the ____ look like a wasp's nest and is where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes places.

• alveoli
• bronchial tubes
• lung
• diaphragm

the tubes that go from the trachea into the lungs

• alveoli
• diaphragm
• epiglottis
• bronchial tubes

healthy _____ are usually pink in color. You have two of these.

• alveoli
• epiglottis
• lungs
• trachea

a chamber behind the nose and mouth that leads to the trachea

• pharynx
• trachea
• epiglottis
• larynx

cleans, moistens, and warms the air

• trachea
• larynx
• nasal passage
• windpipe

a flap of tissue that closes when we eat so food doesn't not go down the trachea

• larynx
• pharynx
• trachea
• epiglottis

known as the voice box

• windpipe
• larynx
• pharynx
• epiglottis