Parts of the Respiratory System

The exchange of gases between the air and the blood within the lungs.

• Breathing or Ventilation

• External Respiration

• Internal Respiration

• Cellular Respiration

The exchange of gases between the blood and the body cells.

• Breathing or Ventilation

• External Respiration

• Internal Respiration

• Cellular Respiration

What part of the upper respiratory tract is number 1?

• nostrils

• nasal cavity

• pharynx

• larynx

What part of the upper respiratory tract is number 2?

• larynx

• pharynx

• epiglottis

• nostrils

What part of the upper respiratory tract is number 3?

• trachea

• esophagus

• larynx

• epiglottis

What part of the upper respiratory tract is number 4?

• pharynx

• larynx

• nostrils

• esophagus

What part of the upper respiratory tract is number 5?

• larynx

• epiglottis

• trachea

• pharynx

Where are your vocal chords housed and what is this area called?

• pharynx

• larynx

• throat

• trachea

Your windpipe is also called the...

• trachea

• larynx

• pharynx

• esophagus

What are the two branches called that branch off from your trachea and into your lungs?

• bronchus (bronchi)

• alveoli

• lungs

• trachea