Respiratory and Circulatory

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

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

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NGSS.HS-LS2-3

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

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

• bronchi
• lungs
• oxygen
• alveoli

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

• Pharynx

• Trachea

• Epiglottis

• Larynx

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

Given the following structures:
1. larynx
2. nasal cavity
3. pharynx
4. trachea
Which of the following is the correct order that air would flow during inhalation. 

• 1,2,3,4
• 2,3,1,4
• 2,1,3,4
• 4,2,3,1 

A chamber behind the nose and mouth that leads to the trachea

• pharynx
• trachea
• epiglottis
• larynx

The only externally visible part of the respiratory system

• Eyes

• Nose

• Pharynx

• Larynx

Which part of the Respiratory System plays a major role in speech?

• nose

• pharynx

• larynx

• trachea

It is also known as the windpipe which carries air from the throat into the lungs.

• trachea

• pharynx

• bronchi

• larynx

It is a small flip cartilage tissue that covers the trachea to prevent any solid object to pass in the lungs.

• larynx

• epiglottis

• pharynx

• nasal cavity