Respiratory System Vocabulary

A group of specialized organs dedicated to the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the body.

• Circulatory System

• Respiratory System

• Excretory System

• Nervous System

The act of giving or taking something for another in return.

• Elimination

• Exchange

• Acquisition

• Inhalation

The act of obtaining or beginning to have something, or something obtained.

• Elimination

• Exchange

• Acquisition

• Inhalation

The strong white tissue that is important in supporting and connecting parts of the body, and especially in joints to prevent the bones rubbing against each other.

• Bones

• Blood

• Lungs

• Cartilage

The main trunk of the system of tubes in which air passes in and out of the lungs.

• Esophagus

• Trachea

• Pharynx

• Larynx

A large, air-filled space above and behind the nose in the middle of the face.

• Oral Cavity

• Larynx

• Pharynx

• Nasal Cavity

An act of breathing out the air or smoke that is in your lungs.

• Inhalation

• Exhalation

• Elimination

• Respiration

An act of taking air, smoke, gas, etc. into your lungs as you breathe.

• Inhalation

• Exhalation

• Excretion

• Secretion

The process of taking in air into and expelling out of the lungs.

• Circulation

• Excretion

• Breathing

• Acquisition

The process of removing or getting rid of something completely.

• Excretion

• Respiration

• Circulation

• Elimination