Respiratory System Vocabulary

Hemoglobin + carbon dioxide compound

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-3

Three shelf-like structures in the nasal cavity; direct air into

sinuses

Separates the air in the alveoli from the blood in the capillaries

The “throat”; what you can see in the mirror

The windpipe; has cartilage rings to prevent it from collapsing.

Breathing; physically moving air in and out of the lungs

A device used to measure the amount of air exchanged between your lungs and the air outside. (How much volume in a breath)

Normal inspiration and expiration amounts/values. How much air you take in and breathe out in a normal breath.

The largest amount of air we can breathe in and out in a single breath.

The amount of air that can be forcibly inspired over and above a normal inspiration