24_Respiratory System

What is the main function of the respiratory system?

• to provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body
• to bring oxygen to the body
• to break down food and absorb nutrients
• to remove oxygen from the body and deliver carbon dioxide

The two main branches from the trachea (one to each lung)

• bronchi
• alveoli
• capillaries
• bronchioles

The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place

• bronchi
• lungs
• oxygen
• alveoli

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

Name the organ label # 6. 

• alveoli 
• bronchi 
• trachea 
• lungs 

Name the structure labeled 8 

• lungs 
• trachea 
• diaphragm 
• alveoli 

The passageway that is shared by both the digestive and respiratory system is the....

• larynx
• pharynx
• trachea
• nose

Flap of skin that covers the opening to the windpipe during swallowing

• Stomach
• Trachea
• Pancreas
• Epiglottis

What does the Larynx hold ?

• The larynx holds the whole respitory system. 
• The larynx holds the trachea. 
• The larynx holds the vocal chords. 
• The larynx hold the wind pipe. 

Inflammation and consolidation of the lung tissue as a result of infection, inhalation of foreign particles, or irradiation.

• pneumonia

• emphyasema

• tuberculosis

• pneumoconiosis

Acts as an "air conditioner;" warming and moistening the air.

• larynx

• pharnyx

• epiglottis

• nose