Yr 8 - Body Systems - Respiratory System

Inside the lungs, the bronchi divide into smaller tubes. At the end of these tubes, there are tiny sacs called...

• Pharynx

• Trachea

• Lungs

• Alveoli

Which are the main organs in the respiratory system?

• Heart

• Stomach

• Lungs

• Nose

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

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

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

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

The two main branches from the trachea (one to each lung)

• bronchi
• alveoli
• capillaries
• bronchioles

Clusters of tiny air sacs that allow the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide

• Pharynx
• Diaphragm
• Alveoli
• Lungs

Muscular structure that helps to expand and contract the lungs, forcing air in and out

• Pharynx
• Nasal cavity
• Alveoli
• Diaphragm

Smaller tubes within the lungs

• Bronchioles
• Bronchi
• Lungs
• Alveoli

This is a tube-like pasage used for food, liquid, and air

• Larynx
• Trachea
• Pharynx
• Lungs

Passage way that moistens the air and has hairs to trap dust and particles

• Nasal cavity
• Bronchi
• Mouth cavity
• Larynx