Respiratory System

The organ system that provides the body with oxygen and rid the body of carbon dioxide.

• Circulatory System
• Trachea
• Arteries
• Respiratory System

The two main jobs of the Respiratory System are

• Chewing and swallowing food
• Inhaling oxygen and exhaling carbon dioxide
• Sending blood through veins and arteries
• Protecting and comforting your Shiv Patella

Swelling of the bronchi. It causes coughing, fever, and chest tightness.

• Allergies
• Bronchitis
• Asthma
• Pneumonia

The Immune systems response to an ordinarily harmless substance. 

• Asthma
• Emphysema
• Allergies
• Lung Cancer

Inflammatory disease that causes the bronchi to become blocked or narrowed. (Not Bronchitis)

• Bronchitis
• Asthma
• Allergies
• Emphysema

Disease in which the alveoli are damaged or destroyed. Strongly linked to smoking.

• Allergies
• Emphysema
• Asthma
• Pneumonia

Disease in which tissue of the lungs is destroyed by the growth of a tumor.

• Allergies
• Emphysema
• Asthma
• Lung Cancer

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Which blood cells carry carbon dioxide to the lungs to get rid of it?

• White Blood Cells
• Red Blood Cells
• Blue Blood Cells
• Yellow Blood Cells

Which blood cells carry the oxygen to the rest of the body?

• Red Blood Cells
• White Blood Cells
• Blue Blood Cells
• Yellow Blood Cells

What are the tiny air sacs at the end of the Bronchioles, that transfer oxygen into the blood stream?

• Trachea
• Bronchi
• Alveoli
• Larynx

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