Respiratory System

Identify #9.

• Pharynx
• Trachea
• Bronchi
• Alveoli

Which oily substance is made by babies to allow their lungs to expand to take their first breath of air?

• Emphysema
• surfactant
• Hypoxia
• Cystic fibrosis

What type of blood cells transport oxygen?

• Platelets
• White blood cells
• Red blood cells

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

What structures help to keep the air that you breath clean?

• cilia
• mucous
• nose hair 
• all of the above

Which disorder is a type of COPD and causes the lungs to be paralyzed where you cannot completely exhale.

• Apnea
• chronic bronchitis
• emphysema
• hypoxia

What happens during inspiration?

• The diaphragm contracts and pulls down to cause air to rush into the thoracic cavity.
• The diaphragm relaxes and causes a pressure change and air rushes out.
• The diaphram relaxes and causes the thoracic cavity to get smaller.

Where is the respiratory zone located?

• bronchioles
• alveoli
• lungs
• oral cavity

Which part of the brain controls breathing?

• cerebellum
• occipital lobe
• pons
• medulla oblongata

Which hair like structures line the trachea and respiratory passageways?

• microvilli
• cilia
• flagella

This condition occurs when you have a lack of oxygen and the skin and nail beds turn blue.

• cystic fibrosis
• Hypoxia
• COPD
• bronchitis