Respiratory System

This is a tube about 12cm long with c-shaped rings of cartilage to keep it open

• Nasal cavity
• Trachea
• Mouth Cavity
• Pharynx

Clusters of tiny air sacs that allow the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide

• Pharynx
• Diaphragm
• Alveoli
• Lungs

Muscular structure that helps to expand and contract the lungs, forcing air in and out

• Pharynx
• Nasal cavity
• Alveoli
• Diaphragm

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

• bronchi

• alveoli

• capillaries

• bronchioles

Smaller tubes within the lungs

• Bronchioles
• Bronchi
• Lungs
• Alveoli

This is a tube-like pasage used for food, liquid, and air

• Larynx
• Trachea
• Pharynx
• Lungs

What is the function of the respiratory system

• Take in O2 only
• Remove CO2 only
• Take in O2 ad remove CO2
• Make sugar

Passage way that moistens the air and has hairs to trap dust and particles

• Nasal cavity
• Bronchi
• Mouth cavity
• Larynx

What are the main organs of the respiratory system that allow us to breathe and for gas exchange to happen?

• diapragm

• lungs

• trachea

When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___. 

• air/oxygen
• oxygen/carbon dioxide 
• carbon dioxide/waste 
• waste/air 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3