Lungs, ventilation and smoking

Choose the correct air pathway when you breathe in.

• Windpipe ---> Nose ---> Lungs
• Lungs ---> Nose ---> Windpipe
• Nose ---> Windpipe ---> Lungs
• Nose ---> Lungs ---> Windpipe

What is the name of the two main branches from the trachea (one to each lung)?

• bronchi

• alveoli

• capillaries

• bronchioles

Which muscle is involved in breathing?

• diaphragm

• biceps

• abdominal

Which is the correct spelling for the muscle below the lungs which is involved in breathing?

• diaphragm

• diaphram

• diafram

You have 2 bronchi, each one is called a _____________.

• bronchiole

• bronchus

• bronchioley

What do the cilia do?

• Catch dust and microbes

• Waft mucus and trapped dust and microbes up and out of the lungs

• Help the cells lining the windpipe to move about

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Why is mucus produced in the lungs?

• To help you cough

• To trap microbes to reduce the chance of infection

• To help the air move in and out

Your lungs are sealed within air tight bags lined with something called the ..................... ..........................

• ciliated epithelium

• pleural membrane

• alveoli sacs

• intercostal muscle

Many chemicals in cigarettes are considered carcinogenic because they cause what?

• Emphysema

• Cancer

• Heart disease

• Liver Failure

Smoking interferes with the lungs' ability to provide what to the rest of the body?

• Oxygen

• Ammonia

• Water

• Carbon dioxide