Respiratory System

What is one of the functions of the respiratory system?

Which organ/part pushes air into the trachea?

• pharynx

• larynx

• alveoli

• bronchial tubes (bronchi)

What is the name of the muscle that expands the rib cage?

• lungs

• diaphragm

• alveoli

• bronchioles

What is another name for the voice box?

• pharynx

• lungs

• larynx

• bronchi

________________ are the branches of the bronchi and help transport air into the alveoli.

• pharynx

• larynx

• bronchi

• bronchioles

After air moves through the pharynx it continues downward. The _____, or windpipe, directs the air into 2 separate branches or tubes.

• mucus
• trachea
• larynx
• epiglottis

the ____ look like a wasp's nest or grapes and is where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes places.

• alveoli

• bronchial tubes

• lung

• diaphragm

the tubes that go from the trachea into the lungs

• alveoli
• diaphragm
• epiglottis
• bronchial tubes

cleans, moistens, and warms the air

• trachea

• larynx

• nasal cavity

• windpipe

a flap of tissue that closes when we eat so food doesn't not go down the trachea

• larynx
• pharynx
• trachea
• epiglottis